When procedure codes are used to bill an insurance company, which of the following is an example of upcoding?
A) A medical office bills for performing a urinalysis in the office
B) A medical office charges for venipuncture performed in the office
C) A physician sends a patient to an outside laboratory and the laboratory bills the insurance company
D) A medical office uses a separate code for each lab test in a panel when all tests in the panel were performed
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q25: Which of the following is an addition
Q26: In order to give more specificity to
Q27: In an anesthesiologist's practice, which type of
Q28: What is the format of HCPCS Level
Q29: What organization first published and continues to
Q31: Which of the following is most likely
Q32: Which type of anesthesia does not receive
Q33: In which section of the CPT manual
Q34: Which part of the ICD-9 code makes
Q35: What is a panel?
A) A group of
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents