A drug that a patient can reasonably administer themselves, which therefore falls outside the medical benefit.

Medicare contractors publish SAD exclusion lists. A drug on the list is not payable under Part B even when a nurse happens to inject it in the office, which is a frequent and expensive surprise.

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