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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 MRIs are covered when medically necessary and reasonable for the diagnosis or treatment of 
the specific patient involved. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determinations 
Manual, Section 220.2(B).  
 
The rules say that  A. General 
 
MRS is an application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is a non-invasive diagnostic test that uses 
strong magnetic fields to measure and analyze the chemical composition of human tissues. On March 22, 1994, 
CMS considered MRS an investigational procedure and issued a national noncoverage determination for all 
indications of MRS. 
 
Indications and Limitations of Coverage 
 
 B. Nationally Covered Indications 
 
Not applicable. 
 
C. Nationally Noncovered Indications 
 
After thorough review and reconsideration of the existing national noncoverage determination for MRS, as well 
as the available evidence for the use of MRS as a diagnostic tool for distinguishing indeterminate brain lesions, 
and/or as an aid in conducting brain biopsies, CMS has determined that the evidence is not adequate to 
conclude that MRS is reasonable and necessary within the meaning of section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social  
Security Act, for use in the diagnosis of brain tumors.  Therefore, CMS reaffirms its current national 
noncoverage determination for all indications of MRS. 
 
You can find this information in Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Magnetic Resonance 
Spectroscopy (MRS) (220.2.1). 
 
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 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). 
 
Codes A9276 (sensor, invasive, disposable, for use with interstitial continuous glucose monitoring system), and 
A9277 (transmitter, external, for use with interstitial continuous glucose monitoring system) describe the 
supplies used with a non-therapeutic continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Codes A9276 and A9277 are not 
used to bill for supplies used with code K0554 (therapeutic continuous glucose monitor). You can find this 
information in Local Coverage Article: Glucose Monitor - Policy Article (A52464). 
 
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 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 these rules in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Glucose Monitors, L33822. This 
LCD is effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2020. 
 
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 ConfirmMDx is covered under the following conditions: 
1. Males aged 40 to 85 years old that have undergone a previous cancer-negative prostate biopsy within 
24 months and are being considered for a repeat biopsy due to persistent or elevated cancer-risk factors, 
and 
2. The previous negative prostate biopsy must have collected a minimum of 8 tissue cores (but not have 
received a saturation biopsy of greater than 24 tissue cores) and remaining FFPE tissue from all cores is 
available for testing, and 
3. Minimum tissue volume criteria of 20 microns of prostate biopsy core tissue is available (40 microns 
preferable), and 
4. Previous biopsy histology does not include a prior diagnosis of prostate cancer or cellular atypia 
suspicious for cancer (but may include the presence of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia 
(HGPIN), proliferative inflammatory atrophy (PIA), or glandular inflammation), and 
5. Patient is not being managed by active surveillance for low stage prostate cancer, and 
6. Tissue was extracted using standard patterned biopsy core extraction (and not transurethral resection of 
the prostate (TURP), and 
7. Patient has not been previously tested by ConfirmMDx from the same biopsy samples or similar 
molecular test. 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): MoIDX: ConfirmMDx Epigenetic 
Molecular Assay (L37005) effective November 1, 2019. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. Covered dental services are 
listed on pages 81-82 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 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. Services listed in the Medical 
Benefits Chart, including dental services are covered only when you receive your care from a network 
provider. In most cases, care you receive from an out-of-network provider will not be covered. You can find 
this information on page 60 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 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). 
 
Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Urological Supplies (L33803): When syringes, trays, sterile saline, or 
water are used for routine irrigation, they will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. Irrigation solutions 
containing antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents (A9270) will be denied as non-covered. Irrigating solutions 
such as acetic acid or hydrogen peroxide, which are used for the treatment or prevention of urinary obstruction 
(A4321), 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 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 specialist visits. You can find this information on 
page 85 of the Plan's 2019 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 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). 
 
Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Ostomy Supplies (L33828): The quantity of ostomy supplies needed by 
a beneficiary is determined primarily by the type of ostomy, its location, its construction, and the condition of 
the skin surface surrounding the stoma. There will be variation according to individual beneficiary need and 
their needs may vary over time. The table below lists the maximum number of items/units of service that are 
usually reasonable and necessary. The actual quantity needed for a particular beneficiary may be more or less 
than the amount listed depending on the factors that affect the frequency of barrier and pouch change. 
 
The explanation for use of a greater quantity of supplies than the amounts listed must be clearly documented in 
the beneficiary's medical record. If adequate documentation is not provided when requested, the excess 
quantities 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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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 The thermal radiofrequency destruction of cervical, thoracic or lumbar paravertebral facet 
joint (median branch) nerves will be considered to be medically reasonable and necessary as follows: 
o Initial thermal RF ablation:  
&#9642; After the patient has had at least two medically reasonable and necessary diagnostic MBBs, with 
each one providing a minimum of 80% relief of primary (index) pain (with the duration of relief 
being consistent with the agent used) or at least 50% improvement in the ability to perform 
previously painful movements and ADLs; OR 
&#9642; After the patient has had at least one medically reasonable and necessary therapeutic injection 
that provided at least 50% pain relief for at least three months. 
o Repeat thermal facet joint RF ablation at the same anatomic site is considered medically reasonable and 
necessary provided the patient had a minimum of 50% improvement in pain for at least six months.  
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management, 
L34892 (eff 11/21/19).  
 
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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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 state that a Marriage Family Therapist is not eligible to enroll in Medicare. You can find this 
information in Medicare Program Integrity Manual Chapter 10 - Medicare Enrollment, Providers not eligible 
to Participate, 10.2.7. 
 
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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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 a Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically 
necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must 
arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or 
inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(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 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 page 40 of the Plan's 2020 
Evidence of Coverage. 
 
The Plan contract also says that when you choose your PCP, you are also choosing the hospital and specialty 
network associated with your PCP. If there are specific specialists you want to use, find out whether your PCP 
sends patients to these specialists. Each network PCP has certain Plan specialists they use for referrals. This 
means that the PCP you select may determine the specialists you may see. You may generally change your PCP 
at any time if you want to see a Plan specialist that your current PCP can't refer you to. You can find this 
information on page 41 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 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 life-
saving 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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers 36 one-way trips every year to plan approved locations. You can find this information on pages 97-98 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 the only chiropractic service Medicare covers is manual manipulation of the spine to correct 
a subluxation if the subluxation has resulted in a neuromusculoskeletal condition for which manual 
manipulation is appropriate treatment. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.21(b).   
 
The rules say subluxation may be shown by x-ray or physical exam. You can find this rule in the Medicare 
Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 240.1.2. 
 
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 the only covered chiropractic service is manual manipulation of the spine to correct 
a subluxation. You can find this information on pages 49 and 78 of the Plan's 2020 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 contract says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. The contract lists the specific dental services that are covered. Prefabricated post and core in addition to a crown is not listed and therefore is not a covered service. The contract also says if a dental item or service is not listed in the benefit chart then it is not covered. You can find this information on pages 21 to 29 of the Dental Plan's 2020 Customer Handbook.
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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 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 life-
saving 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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers 36 one-way transportation trips per calendar year. You can find this information on page 4-65 of the 
Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.