If a Patient Is Covered by Two Different Policies, the Usual

question 11

Multiple Choice

If a patient is covered by two different policies, the usual procedure for submitting a claim would be __________.

• A) a separate claim to each payer for each policy, submitted at the same time
• B) one claim; the primary payer will submit a claim to the secondary payer
• C) to submit to the primary payer first, followed by submitting to the secondary after primary payment is received
• D) to submit all claims to all payers at the same time

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