On an Insurance Claim Form, When Should the Box Asking

question 44

Multiple Choice

On an insurance claim form, when should the box asking whether the patient had been charged for outside laboratory work be checked "yes"?

• A) Whenever any laboratory tests were done
• B) Only if blood was collected from the patient in the office
• C) Whenever the office sent specimens to a hospital laboratory
• D) Whenever the office charged the patient for laboratory work done outside the office

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