Asked by Nataly Aguiar on May 12, 2024

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_____________ is the practice of sending a claim for the second time to the same insurance company for the same procedure to the same patient for the same service date.

A) Unbundling
B) Double billing
C) Coding
D) Recording

Double Billing

Sending a claim for the second time to the same insurance company, for the same procedure or service, provided to the same patient on the same date of service.

  • Acquire knowledge of the financial and legal ramifications that coding entails, including acts of fraud and abuse.
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Tee-tee SmithMay 16, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Double billing is the practice of sending a claim for the second time to the same insurance company for the same procedure to the same patient for the same service date. Unbundling is the practice of billing separately for components of a procedure that should be billed together, coding is the process of assigning numerical or alphanumeric codes to represent diagnoses and procedures, and recording is the act of documenting patient information in the medical record.