If a Laboratory Bills for a General Health Panel but Fails

question 48

Multiple Choice

If a laboratory bills for a general health panel but fails to perform one of the tests, it is guilty of which of these fraudulent coding and billing practices?

• A) Reporting services that were not performed
• B) Reporting services at a higher level than was carried out
• C) Performing procedures not related to the patient's condition
• D) Billing separately for services that are bundled in a single procedure code
• E) Reporting the same service twice