When an insurance company uses the patient's Social Security number as the patient's insurance identification number, Block 1a of the CMS-1500 claim
a. is left blank, because Social Security numbers are private.
b. contains the identification number without hyphens or spaces.
c. can contain spaces or dashes when the number is entered.
d. contains the dashes associated with Social Security numbers.
Answer: b. contains the identification number without hyphens or spaces.
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