§ 415.110 Conditions for payment: Medically directed anesthesia services.

(a) General payment rule. Medicare pays for the physician's medical direction of anesthesia services for one service or two through four concurrent anesthesia services furnished after December 31, 1998, only if each of the services meets the condition in § 415.102(a) and the following additional conditions:

(1) For each patient, the physician—

(i) Performs a pre-anesthetic examination and evaluation;