If a lab bills for a general health panel but fails to perform one of the tests, it is guilty of which of these fraudulent coding and billing practices?
A. reporting services that were not performed
B. reporting services at a higher level than was carried out
C. performing billing for procedures that are not related to the patient's condition
D. billing separately for services that are bundled in a single procedure code
A. reporting services that were not performed
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