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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1.   Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must show that the step therapy drugs: have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or other harm to the enrollee.  
 
Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 CFR Section 423.578(b)(5)(ii). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract says that the Plan has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You can find this information on page 122 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and
(b).
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan
contract says that enrollees must pay a $250 copayment for outpatient hospital observation services. The Plan
contract also says unless the provider has written an order to admit you as an inpatient to the hospital, you are
an outpatient and pay the cost-sharing amounts for outpatient hospital services. Even if you stay in the hospital
overnight, you might still be considered an "outpatient." If you are not sure if you are an outpatient, you should
ask the hospital staff. You can find this information on page 92 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage
(EOC).
The Plan contract also says that enrollees must pay a $275 copayment each advanced imaging service (e.g.,
MRI, CT and PET scans, nuclear medicine, and stress tests). You can find this information on page 92 of the
Plan's 2020 EOC.
The Plan contract also says that enrollees must pay a $35 copayment for each specialist visit, including
outpatient clinic visits. You can find this information on pages 92 to 94 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and
(b).
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan
contract says that enrollees must pay a $40 copayment for Diagnostic Tests. You can find this information on
page 80 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the CPT code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Manual, Chapter I(A). The rules say that claims for PET scan procedures must be billed to the A/B MAC (A) on the ASC X12 837 institutional claim format or on Form CMS-1450 with the appropriate diagnosis and HCPCS "G" code or CPT code to indicate the conditions under which a PET scan was. You can find this information in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 13, 60.1(b).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The health plan contract says Restorations (Fillings) - Amalgam and/or Composite - Frequency/Limitations - Two (2) procedures per calendar year. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 86-87 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that plans may choose the networks of providers available to enrollees and may require enrollees
to obtain authorization before receiving services. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112.
The rules say that the plan must pay for emergency and urgently needed services. This rule applies whether the
services are obtained in or out of the plan's network. This rule applies whether or not there is prior
authorization for the services. The rules say that an emergency is defined as when a prudent layperson would
believe that without immediate medical attention there would be serious jeopardy to his or her health. The rules
say that urgently needed services are those needed because of an unforeseen illness or condition and it is not
reasonable to get the services from the plan. Generally, these services are needed while the enrollee is outside
of the service area. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.113.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The health plan contract says that only certain codes/services are covered under the Plan. The EOC lists specific services which are a covered benefit and any service not listed in this section is not a covered benefit. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 60-61 and 92-94 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that if medically necessary and reasonable, Medicare will cover one Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan to determine the initial level of cancer treatment needed for an enrollee. After the completion of the initial anti-cancer therapy, additional FDG PET scans may be covered at the discretion of Medicare. You can find this rule in the National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 220.6.17.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The health plan contract says that enrollees must pay a there is a $75 combined maximum benefit coverage amount per year for Comprehensive benefits including fillings up to 1 per year and extractions up to 1 per year. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 81 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and
(b).
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The health
plan contract says that enrollees must pay a $310 copayment per day for days 1-6 for inpatient hospital care.
You can find this information in the plan's 2019 Cost-Sharing Guide.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and
(b).
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan
contract says that enrollees must pay a $150 copayment for each visit to an outpatient hospital facility. If you
are having surgery in a hospital facility, you should check with your provider about whether you will be an
inpatient or outpatient. Unless the provider writes an order to admit you as an inpatient to the hospital, you are
an outpatient and pay the cost-sharing amounts for outpatient surgery. Even if you stay in the hospital
overnight, you might still be considered and "outpatient." You can find this information on page 79 of the
Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving
the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare
defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae,
dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this
rule in the SSA, Section 1862(a)(12) and Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The health
plan contract says that only certain codes/services are covered under the Plan. The EOC lists specific services
which are a covered benefit and any service not listed in this section is not a covered benefit. You can find this
information in Chapter 4 on pages 63 and 85-86 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that CGM devices covered by Medicare under the DME benefit are defined in CMS Ruling
1682R as therapeutic CGMs. Refer to the Non-Medical Necessity Coverage and Payment Rules in the LCDrelated
Policy Article for additional information. Therapeutic CGMs and related supplies are covered by Medicare when all of the following coverage criteria (1-6) are met: 1. The beneficiary has diabetes mellitus (Refer to the ICD-10 code list in the LCD-related Policy Article for applicable diagnoses); and, 2. The beneficiary has been using a BGM and performing frequent (four or more times a day) testing; and, 3. The beneficiary is insulin-treated with multiple (three or more) daily injections of insulin or a Medicare-covered continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) pump; and, 4. The beneficiary's insulin treatment regimen requires frequent adjustment by the beneficiary on the basis of BGM or CGM testing results; and, 5. Within six (6) months prior to ordering the CGM, the treating practitioner has an in-person visit with the beneficiary to evaluate their diabetes control and determined that criteria (1-4) above are met; and, 6. Every six (6) months following the initial prescription of the CGM, the treating practitioner has an in-person visit with the beneficiary to assess adherence to their CGM regimen and diabetes treatment plan. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Glucose Monitors (L33822) - Effective January 1, 2020. The rules say that continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are class III medical devices, and require premarket approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For the purpose of this Ruling, all CGMs that are approved by the FDA for use as adjunctive devices to complement, not replace, information obtained from blood glucose monitors in making diabetes treatment decisions are referred to as "non-therapeutic" CGMs. According to the FDA approval letter for the therapeutic CGM: the indications for use of the product have been expanded to include replacement of blood glucose monitors for diabetes treatment decisions; the device is indicated as a glucose monitoring system for the management of diabetes in persons age 2 years and older; interpretation of the results of the device should be based on the glucose trends and several sequential readings over time; the product also aids in the detection of episodes of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, facilitating both acute and long-term therapy adjustments; and the device is intended for single patient use and requires a prescription. The therapeutic CGM must be calibrated twice a day using a blood glucose monitor. Based on this information, the therapeutic CGM is designed and approved to replace a blood glucose monitor currently classified as DME under the Medicare program, but the device must be calibrated twice a day using a blood glucose monitor. You can find this rule in CMS Ruling 1682R.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the CPT code
that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative
Manual, Chapter I(A).
The rules say that as Comprehensive Genomic Profile (CGP) testing is not defined as a targeted panel by
MolDX, and it is a test not currently satisfactorily described by any existing CPT code. Therefore, to report a
CGP service, test providers should use CPT code 81479 at this time, in addition to the approved DEX ZCodeTM
for the test. Coverage of CGP is limited to one test per surgical specimen and precludes the use of any
other molecular testing on that specimen. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article: Billing and Coding:
MolDX: Targeted and Comprehensive Genomic Profile Next-Generation Sequencing Testing in Cancer
(A55624) - December 1, 2019.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and
(b).
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The health
plan contract says that enrollees must pay 20% coinsurance for Medicare-covered DME and related supplies.
You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 4-17 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that plans may choose the networks of providers available to enrollees and may require enrollees to obtain authorization before receiving services. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a) and in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 1, Section 20.2.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract says that, with limited exceptions, members of the Plan must use network providers to get medical care and services. The only exceptions are emergencies, urgently needed care when the network is not available (generally, when the enrollee is out of the area), out-of-area dialysis services, and cases in which the Plan authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information on pages 51 and 47 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules say that CT scans are covered if there is literature to support its use for the patient's condition and the
scan is reasonable and necessary for the patient. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage
Determinations Manual, Section 220.1(A).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case.
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.
The rules state that pre-procedural documentation must include a complete initial evaluation including history
and an appropriately focused musculoskeletal and neurological physical examination. There should be a
summary of pertinent diagnostic tests or procedures justifying the possible presence of facet joint pain.
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Injections, Medial
Branch Blocks, and Facet Joint Radiofrequency Neurotomy (L34995).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 417.414.
The rules say that claims for services furnished on or after January 1, 2010 must be filed no later than the close of the period ending 1 calendar year after the date of service. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 424.44(a).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.