[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR410.50]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 410_SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE (SMI) BENEFITS--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart B_Medical and Other Health Services

 

Sec. 410.50  Institutional dialysis services and supplies: Scope and 

conditions.



    Medicare Part B pays for the following institutional dialysis 

services and supplies if they are furnished in approved ESRD facilities:

    (a) All services, items, supplies, and equipment necessary to 

perform dialysis and drugs medically necessary in the treatment of the 

patient for ESRD.

    (b) Routine dialysis monitoring tests (i.e., hematocrit and clotting 

time) used by the facility to monitor the patients' fluids incident to 

each dialysis treatment, when performed by qualified staff of the 

facility under the direction of a physician, as provided in Sec. 

405.2163(b) of this chapter, even if the facility does not meet the 

conditions for coverage of services of independent laboratories in 

subpart M of part 405 of this chapter.

    (c) Routine diagnostic tests.

    (d) Epoetin (EPO) and its administration.



[51 FR 41339, Nov. 14, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 43709, Sept. 4, 1991; 

59 FR 1285, Jan. 10, 1994]



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