A hospital-patient relationship is established when a patient _____
A) asks a physician to initiate a referral for elective surgery
B) calls for information regarding available healthcare services
C) presents either voluntarily for care or in an emergency situation
D) receives and processes the hospital's bill for services provided
C
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a True b False
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A. Specimens C. Hair B. Bone flaps D. Tissue
The ________ notation identifies codes that cannot be used together on the same health claim form with the originally listed code.
A. Excludes2 B. With C. Includes D. Excludes1