Is this acceptable ethical practice why or why not

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Problem: A patient came in for surgery and developed a post-operative infection. The patient had multiple comorbid conditions, which provided several CC and MCC conditions that were captured in coding. However, the coder left off the post-op infection code knowing it would impact the physician's quality of care score. Is this acceptable, ethical practice? Why or why not?

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