42 CFR § 410.68 - Antigens: Scope and conditions.

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title: "42 CFR § 410.68 - Antigens: Scope and conditions."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "410.68"
section_name: "Antigens: Scope and conditions."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "410"
part_name: "SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE (SMI) BENEFITS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395m, 1395hh, 1395rr, and 1395ddd."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 41339, Nov. 14, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
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# 410.68 Antigens: Scope and conditions.

Medicare Part B pays for—

(a) Antigens that are furnished as services incident to a physician's professional services; or

(b) A supply of antigen sufficient for not more than 12 months that is—

(1) Prepared for a patient by a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who has examined the patient and developed a plan of treatment including dosage levels; and

(2) Administered—

(i) In accord with the plan of treatment developed by the doctor of medicine or osteopathy who prepared the antigen; and

(ii) By a doctor of medicine or osteopathy or by a properly instructed person under the supervision of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy.

[54 FR 4026, Jan. 27, 1989, as amended at 65 FR 65440, Nov. 1, 2000]