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Part B excess charges depend on whether the physician accepts Medicare assignment. If a doctor accepts assignment, they agree to accept Medicare’s approved amount as payment in full for covered services, so no extra charges beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance are allowed. That’s why excess charges cannot apply to these doctors. The other choices don’t fit because excess charges aren’t determined by state rules or by being in a network; they hinge on whether the doctor accepts Medicare assignment.