I've seen a lot of upcoding on my bills and it really aggravates me. It's fraud and the doctors should be happy that the insurance company is just reducing their payments instead of dropping them or trying to get them prosecuted. When someone loads their grocery bag full of cosmetics and razor blades, they get on the news and YouTube, but when a doctor systematically bills for services he didn't perform to the tune of millions of dollars, almost nothing happens.
They're talking about shoplifting. Specifically hiding high dollar items in with their groceries, a practice akin to just adding a little bit extra to a medical bill for services not performed.
