Which statement describes simple unbundling?

Which statement describes simple unbundling?

• A. Charging only the comprehensive code
• B. Charging comprehensive plus component codes
• C. No billing for any
• D. Billing unrelated services

Answer: (B)

Unbundling occurs when you bill the parts of a service separately that are already included in a bundled code. Simple unbundling specifically means you bill for the comprehensive code that represents the whole service and also bill the individual component codes that make up that service. This pairing—charging the comprehensive code plus the component codes—best describes simple unbundling. Billing only the comprehensive code would be using the bundled code without breaking it into parts, not unbundling. Billing nothing or billing unrelated services doesn’t involve unbundling.

Unbundling occurs when you bill the parts of a service separately that are already included in a bundled code. Simple unbundling specifically means you bill for the comprehensive code that represents the whole service and also bill the individual component codes that make up that service. This pairing—charging the comprehensive code plus the component codes—best describes simple unbundling. Billing only the comprehensive code would be using the bundled code without breaking it into parts, not unbundling. Billing nothing or billing unrelated services doesn’t involve unbundling.