upcode

== English == === Etymology === From up- +‎ code. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (noun) /ˈʌpkəʊd/ IPA(key): (verb) /ʌpˈkəʊd/ === Noun === upcode (plural upcodes) (computing) The behavioral norms which influence how software (or "downcode") is produced. === Verb === upcode (third-person singular simple present upcodes, present participle upcoding, simple past and past participle upcoded) (medicine, chiefly US) To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition from the correct code to one for which a larger amount can be billed. To give an improved code or rating to something. === Anagrams === couped