One example of health care fraud involves billing for more expensive services or procedures than were actually provided or performed. This practice is termed ______ and requires "inflation" of the patient's diagnosis code to a more serious condition consistent with the false procedure code.

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Upcoding is the practice of billing for more expensive services or procedures than were actually provided, often involving the inflation of a patient's diagnosis code to reflect a more serious condition that justifies the higher billing.

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