Assume that three providers are indicated for a claim for lab services. A clearinghouse is the billing provider and the physician practice is the pay-to provider. What type of provider is the laboratory?

A. the destination provider
B. the referring provider
C. the rendering provider
D. the model provider


Answer: C

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