Updated October 30, 2014.

Upcoding, the fraudulent practice of submitting a billing code for a service that pays more than the service actually performed, is fraud. There's no doubt about that. It's wrong; it hurts patients, insurers, and society as a whole.

But, is everyone who has ever submitted an inaccurate billing code really an evil fraudster out to bilk the system of millions? Learn why not in "Why Upcoders Aren't Always Evil Fraudsters."

 

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