42 CFR § 415.170 - Conditions for payment on a fee schedule basis for physician services in a teaching setting.

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title: "42 CFR § 415.170 - Conditions for payment on a fee schedule basis for physician services in a teaching setting."
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# 415.170 Conditions for payment on a fee schedule basis for physician services in a teaching setting.

Services meeting the conditions for payment in § 415.102(a) furnished in teaching settings are payable under the physician fee schedule if—

(a) The services are personally furnished by a physician who is not a resident; or

(b) The services are furnished by a resident in the presence of a teaching physician except as provided in § 415.172 (concerning physician fee schedule payment for services of teaching physicians), § 415.174 (concerning an exception for services furnished in hospital outpatient and certain other ambulatory settings), § 415.176 (concerning renal dialysis services), and § 415.184 (concerning psychiatric services), as applicable.