Which of the following is NOT an example of rebundling?
a. Fragmenting one service into component parts and coding each component part as if it were a separate service
b. Reporting separate codes for related services when one comprehensive code includes all related services
c. Breaking out bilateral procedures when one code is appropriate
d. Upcoding a service in order to use an additional code when one higher level, more comprehensive code is appropriate
D
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