B. Diagnostic services of independent clinical laboratories
Diagnostic services furnished to an inpatient by an independent clinical laboratory under arrangements with the hospital are reimbursable under hospital insurance.
An independent laboratory is one which is independent both of the attending or consulting physician's office and of a hospital which is participating in the program as a provider of services.
A clinical laboratory is a laboratory where micro-biological, serological, chemical, hematological, bio-physical, cytological, immunohematological or pathological examinations are performed on materials derived from the human body to provide information for diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease or assessment of a medical condition.