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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 dorsal column stimulators may be covered as therapies for the relief of chronic intractable
pain under the following circumstances:
1. To treat chronic pain caused by lumbosacral arachnoiditis that has not responded to medical management
including physical therapy. (Presence of arachnoiditis is usually documented by presence of high levels of
proteins in the Cerebrospinal Fluid [CSF] and/or by myelography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI]).
2. To treat intractable pain caused by nerve root injuries, post-surgical or post-traumatic including that of
post-laminectomy syndrome (failed back syndrome).
3. To treat intractable pain caused by complex regional pain syndrome I & II.
4. To treat intractable pain caused by phantom limb syndrome that has not responded to medical
management.
5. To treat intractable pain caused by end-stage peripheral vascular disease, when the patient cannot undergo
revascularization or when revascularization has failed to relieve painful symptoms and the pain has not
responded to medical management.
6. To treat intractable pain caused by post-herpetic neuralgia.
7. To treat intractable pain caused by plexopathy.
8. To treat intractable pain caused by intercostal neuralgia that did not respond to medical management and
nerve blocks.
9. To treat intractable pain caused by cauda equina injury.
10. To treat intractable pain caused by incomplete spinal cord injury.
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Spinal Cord Stimulation (Dorsal
Column Stimulation) (L35450).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 urinary collection and retention system are covered as prosthetic devices that replace bladder 
function in the case of permanent urinary incontinence. There is insufficient evidence to support the medical 
necessity of a single use system bag rather than the multi-use bag. You can find this rule in the National 
 
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 at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules state that therapeutic CGMs and related supplies are covered by Medicare when all of the following coverage criteria are met:1. The beneficiary has diabetes mellitus,2. The beneficiary has been using a BGM and performingfrequent (four or more times a day) testing,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,4. The beneficiary's insulin treatment regimen requires frequent adjustment by the beneficiary on the basis of BGM or CGM testing results.You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Glucose Monitors (L33822).If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.ThePlan contract says that the Plancovers 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 state that effective for dates of service on or after October 9, 2014, The CologuardTM test is covered once every three years for Medicare beneficiaries that meet all of the following criteria:-Age 50 to 85 years, and,-Asymptomatic (no signs or symptoms of colorectal disease including but not limited to lower gastrointestinal pain, blood in stool, positive guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (iFOBT)), and,-At average risk of developing colorectal cancer (no personal history of adenomatous polyps, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis; no family history of colorectal cancers or adenomatous polyps, familial adenomatous polyposis, or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer).You can find this information in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (210.3).If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 contract 
says that specifically listed dental codes are covered by the Plan as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
does not include coverage for codes D2950, D6750, and D6240. You can find this information 21-28 of the 
Plan's 2020 Preventive & Comprehensive Dental Coverage Customer Handbook.
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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. 
 

Medicare may cover the use of an FDA-approved drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise 
reasonable and necessary for the patient. FDA approved drugs used for indications other than what is indicated 
on the official label may be covered if the use is determined to be medically accepted, taking into consideration 
the major drug compendia, authoritative medical literature and/or accepted standards of medical practice. You 
can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50.4.1 and 50.4.2. 
 
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.
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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 Medicare has determined that NGS as a diagnostic laboratory test is reasonable and 
necessary and covered nationally for patients with germline (inherited) cancer for a patient who has ovarian or 
breast cancer, a clinical indication for germline (inherited) testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer, a risk 
factor for germline (inherited) breast or ovarian cancer, and has not been previously tested with the same 
germline test using NGS for the same germline genetic content. You can find this information in the National 
Coverage Determination (NCD) for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) (90.2). 
 
The rules also say that BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing for susceptibility to breast or ovarian* cancer with 
multi-gene next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels is covered as medically necessary when the criteria in 
NCD 90.2 and all genes in the panel are relevant to the personal and family history for the individual being 
tested, Individual also meets criteria for at least ONE BRCA-related cancer syndrome for which NCCN 
guidelines provide clear testing criteria and management recommendations, including but not limited to 
BRCA-related breast or ovarian cancer syndrome, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Cowden Syndrome, or Lynch 
Syndrome. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): BRCA1 and BRCA2 
Genetic Testing (L36715). 
 
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 pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens,
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other lifesaving
equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency
medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You
can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41.
The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original
Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the
doctor's office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not
be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Medicare Managed Care Manual,
Chapter 4, Section 30.3.
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 routine transportation for up to 60 one-way transportation trips per calendar year, limited to
ground transportation only to destinations within 75 miles of the pickup location. A trip is one-way
transportation; a round trip is two trips. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 4-76 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 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 contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. Covered dental services are 
listed on pages 84-85 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage. Any service not listed is not covered.
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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 medically necessary services are those that are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or 
treatment of an illness or injury. Medically necessary services include services to improve the functioning of a 
malformed body member. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A). 
 
The rules say that services that are not medically necessary are not covered. The rules also say that 
experimental and investigational devices are not covered. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Sections 411.15 and 
411.15(o). 
 
The rules say that an axial rotation unit (L5986) is covered when medically necessary for an enrollee who has 
the ability or potential for ambulation with the ability to traverse low level environmental barriers such as 
curbs, stairs or uneven surfaces. Typical of the limited community ambulator. The rules also say that a flex-
walk system (L5981) is covered when medically necessary for an enrollee who has the ability or potential for 
ambulation with variable cadence. Typical of the community ambulator who has the ability to traverse most 
environmental barriers and may have vocational, therapeutic, or exercise activity that demands prosthetic 
utilization beyond simple locomotion. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination 
(LCD): Lower Limb Prostheses (L33787). 
 
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 Program reimbursement for HBO therapy will be limited to that which is administered in a chamber (including the one-man unit) and is limited to the following conditions: 
1. Acute carbon monoxide intoxication, 
2. Decompression illness, 
3.Gas embolism, 
4. Gas gangrene, 
5. Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia. HBO therapy is a valuable adjunctive treatment to be used in combination with accepted standard therapeutic measures when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. 
6. Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs. As in the previous conditions, HBO therapy would be an adjunctive treatment when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. 
7. Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis),
8. Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency, 
9. Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts (not for primary management of wounds), 
10.Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management, 
11. Osteoradionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 
12. Soft tissue radionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 
13. Cyanide poisoning, 
14.Actinomycosis, only as an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to antibiotics and surgical treatment, 
15.Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities in patients who meet the following three criteria:
a.Patient has type I or type II diabetes and has a lower extremity wound that is due to diabetes;
b.Patient has a wound classified as Wagner grade III or higher; and
c.Patient has failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy.
The use of HBO therapy is covered as adjunctive therapy only after there are no measurable signs of healing for at least 30-days of treatment with standard wound therapy and must be used in addition to standard wound care. Standard wound care in patients with diabetic wounds includes: assessment of a patient's vascular status and correction of any vascular problems in the affected limb if possible, optimization of nutritional status, optimization of glucose control, debridement by any means to remove devitalized tissue, maintenance of a clean, moist bed of granulation tissue with appropriate moist dressings, appropriate off-loading, and necessary treatment to resolve any infection that might be present. Failure to respond to standard wound care occurs when there are no measurable signs of healing for at least 30 consecutive days. Wounds must be evaluated at least every 30 days during administration of HBO therapy. Continued treatment with HBO therapy is not covered if measurable signs of healing have not been demonstrated within any 30-day period of treatment. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determination for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, 20.29. 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 state that tumor treatment field therapy (TTFT) will be denied as not reasonable and necessary for the 
treatment of recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). The rules say that the use of TTFT for any indications 
other than newly diagnosed GBM will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. 
 
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 payment for inpatient psychiatric hospital services is to be made only for active treatment. For services to be designated as active treatment they must:
1. be provided under an individualized treatment or diagnostic plan;
2. reasonably be expected to improve the patient's condition, or for the purpose of diagnosis; and
3. be supervised and evaluated by a physician.  
You can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 2, Sections 30.2.2 and 30.2.2.1. The rules say that Medicare will not pay any expenses for items or services which are not medically necessary and reasonable for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. This exclusion extends to claims for services which are provided in inappropriate settings. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1). 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 enteral nutrition is considered reasonable and necessary for a patient witha functioning gastrointestinal tract who, due to pathology to, or non-function of, the structures that normally permit food to reach the digestive tract, cannot maintain weight and strength commensurate with his or her general condition. Enteral therapy may be given by nasogastric, jejunostomy, or gastrostomy tubes and can be provided safely and effectively in the home by nonprofessional persons who have undergone special training. However, such persons cannot be paid for their services, nor is payment available for any services furnished by non-physician professionals except as services furnished incident to a physician's service. You can find this information in Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Enteral and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy (180.2).The rules say that enteral nutrition products that are administered orally and related supplies are noncovered, no benefit. You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Article: Enteral Nutrition -Policy Article (A52493).If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 dental benefit schedule 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 the plan's 2020 Dental Benefit Schedule.
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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.Medicare may cover the use of an FDA-approved drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable and necessaryfor the patient. FDA approved drugs used for indications other than what is indicated on the official label may be covered if the use is determined to be medically accepted, taking into consideration the major drug compendia, authoritative medical literature and/or accepted standards of medical practice. You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50.4.1 and 50.4.2.If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 replacement refers to the provision of an identical or nearly identical item. Equipment which the beneficiary owns or is a capped rental item may be replaced in cases of loss or irreparable damage. Irreparable wear refers to deterioration sustained from day-to-day usage over time and a specific event cannot be identified. Replacement of equipment due to irreparable wear takes into consideration the reasonable useful lifetime of the equipment. In the absence of program instructions, contractors may determine the reasonable useful lifetime of equipment, but in no case can it be less than 5 years. Replacement due to wear is not covered during the reasonable useful lifetime of the equipment. During the reasonable useful lifetime, Medicare does cover repair up to the cost of replacement (but not actual replacement) for medically necessary equipment owned by the beneficiary. You can find this information in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.2.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.