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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 the following indications are covered nationally unless otherwise indicated: 
 
    Computer analysis of EKGs when furnished in a setting and under the circumstances required for coverage 
of other EKG services. 
 
    EKG services rendered by an IDTF, including physician review and interpretation. Separate physician 
services are not covered unless he/she is the patient's attending or consulting physician. 
 
    Emergency EKGs (i.e., when the patient is or may be experiencing a life-threatening event) performed as a 
laboratory or diagnostic service by a portable x-ray supplier only when a physician is in attendance at the time 
the service is performed or immediately thereafter. 
 
    Home EKG services with documentation of medical necessity. 
 
    Transtelephonic EKG transmissions (effective March 1, 1980) as a diagnostic service for the indications 
described below, when performed with equipment meeting the standards described below, subject to the 
limitations and conditions specified below. Coverage is further limited to the amounts payable with respect to 
the physician's service in interpreting the results of such transmissions, including charges for rental of the 
equipment. The device used by the beneficiary is part of a total diagnostic system and is not considered DME 
separately. Covered uses are to: 
        Detect, characterize, and document symptomatic transient arrhythmias; 
        Initiate, revise, or discontinue arrhythmic drug therapy; or, 
        Carry-out early post-hospital monitoring of patients discharged after myocardial infarction (MI); (only if 
24-hour coverage is provided, see C.5. below).  
 
Certain uses other than those specified above may be covered if, in the judgment of the local Medicare 
Administrative Contractor (MAC), such use is medically necessary. Additionally, the transmitting devices must 
meet at least the following criteria: They must be capable of transmitting EKG Leads, I, II, or III; and, The 
tracing must be sufficiently comparable to a conventional EKG. You can find this information in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Electrocardiographic 
Services (20.15). 
 
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 oxygen is coverable when medically necessary for patients with significant hypoxemia who 
meet certain blood gas evidence requirements. In addition, the patient must have tried other alternative 
treatments without complete success. The patient must meet one of the following blood gas levels: 
 
1. Arterial PO2 at or below 55 mm Hg or arterial O2 saturation at or below 88% on room air, at rest; 
 
2. Arterial PO2 at or below 55 mm Hg or arterial O2 saturation at or below 88% on room air, taken during 
sleep for a patient who have hypoxia symptoms during sleep; 
 
3. Arterial PO2 at or below 55 mm Hg or arterial O2 saturation at or below 88%, taken during exercise for 
patients who have hypoxia symptoms during exercise; 
 
4. Arterial PO2 between 56 and 59 mmHg and arterial O2 saturation is 89% on room air if there is evidence of 
dependent edema, pulmonary hypertension, or erythrocythemia. 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Sections 240.2 and 240.2(D)(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.
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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 Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, 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 Plan contract says that members who have the preventive dental, as well as those who purchase the additional Optional Supplemental Dental benefit, must receive dental care from a Dental Plan network provider for dental services to be covered by the Plan. You can find this information on page 68 of the Plan's 2021 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 Medicare Part B pays for outpatient physical therapy services only if they are furnished by, or under the direct supervision of a physical therapist in private practice; or by, or incident to the service of a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) only when that NP/PA may perform physical therapy services under State law. You can find this information in Title 42 CFR Section 410.60.
The rules say that beginning in July 2015, claims for compounded drugs shall be submitted using a compounded drug, not otherwise classified (NOC) code. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 17, Section 20.1.2.
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
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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 in general, preprocedural chest x-rays in the absence of symptomatic pulmonary or cardiac diseases, chest x-rays in the absence of signs or symptoms, and chest x-rays for minor trauma of the head, lower back or extremities are not reasonable and necessary. If a patient with known, but stable, asymptomatic cardiac or pulmonary disease requires a chest x-ray, the reason(s) for the chest radiograph(s) must be clearly documented in the clinical chart with an explanation of how the results of the x-ray will be used for the patient's care. You can find this in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Chest X-Ray Policy (L37547).
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 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved hypoglossal nerve neurostimulation is considered medically reasonable and necessary for the treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea when all of the following criteria are met: 1. Beneficiary is 22 years of age or older; and 2. Body mass index (BMI) is less than 35 kg/m2; and 3. A polysomnography (PSG) is performed within 24 months of first consultation for HGNS implant; and 4. Beneficiary has predominantly obstructive events (defined as central and mixed apneas less than 25% of the total apnea-hypopnea index [AHI]); and 5. AHI is 15 to 65 events per hour; and 6. Beneficiary has documentation that demonstrates CPAP failure (defined as AHI greater than 15 despite CPAP usage) or CPAP intolerance (defined as less than 4 hours per night, 5 nights per week or the CPAP has been returned) including shared decision making that the patient was intolerant of CPAP despite consultation with a sleep expert: and 7. Absence of complete concentric collapse at the soft palate level as seen on a drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) procedure; and 8. No other anatomical findings that would compromise performance of device (e.g., tonsil size 3 or 4 per standardized tonsillar hypertrophy grading scale) You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (L38528) - Effective June 14, 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 Original Medicare pays for the routine costs of qualifying clinical trials. Medicare also pays for reasonable and necessary items and services used to diagnose and treat complications arising from participation in all clinical trials. The rules also say that Medicare plans must cover these services even if they are not available through in-network providers. Medicare plans may require reporting when enrollees participate in clinical trials but cannot require prior authorization or approval. You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Section 310.1.

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 also says that a clinical research study or clinical trial is a way that doctors and scientists test new types of medical care. They test new medical care procedures or drugs by asking for volunteers to help with the study. This kind of study is one of the final stages of a research process that helps doctors and scientists see if a new approach works and if it is safe. An enrollee who is in a clinical research study may stay enrolled in the Plan and continue to get the care that is not related to the study through the Plan. Enrollees must tell the plan before they start participating in a clinical research study. 

If an enrollee participates in a Medicare-approved study, Original Medicare pays most of the costs for the covered services received as part of the study. After Medicare has paid its share of the cost for these services, the Plan will also pay for part of the costs. The Plan will pay the difference between the cost-sharing in Original Medicare and the cost-sharing as a member of the Plan. This means the enrollee will pay the same amount for the services received as part of the study as he or she would if these services were received from the Plan. You can find this information on pages in Chapter 3 on pages 48 to 49 of the Plan's 2021 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 state that if mileage is billed, the miles must be whole numbers. If a trip has a fraction of a mile, round up to the nearest whole number. Code "1" as the mileage for trips less than a mile. You can find these rules in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 15, Section 30.1.2, Coding Instructions for Form CMS-1500.
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 Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, 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 Plan contract says that the Plan pays up to $2,500 every year for non-Medicare covered preventive dental services and non-Medicare covered comprehensive dental services combined. You are responsible for any amount above the dental coverage limit. You can find this information on page 66 of the Plan's 2021 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 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 Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, 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. This benefit includes oral exams and are limited to up to 1 per year. The Plan contract also says that panoramic x-ray (D0330) is limited to once per 36 months. You can find this information on pages 67 and 96 of the Plan's 2021 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 the Correct Coding Initiative was developed to promote correct coding and to control improper coding leading to inappropriate payment in Part B claims. An add-on code is eligible for payment only if it is reported with an appropriate primary procedure performed by the same practitioner. An add-on code is not eligible for payment if it is the only procedure reported by a practitioner. The only exception is as follows: For the same date of service only one physician of the same specialty in the group practice may report code 99291 (primary) with or without code 99292 (add-on), and the other physician(s) must report their critical care services with CPT code 99292. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 20.9.
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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You can findThe 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).

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 also says that there is a $750 deductible which applies to certain items and services. The Plan deductible applies to the cataract surgery. You can find this information on pages 4-2 to 4-4 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).

The Plan contract also says enrollees must pay a $350 copayment for Medicare-covered surgery or other services provided to you at an in-network outpatient hospital, including but not limited to hospital or other facility charges and physician or surgical charges. You can find this information on pages 4-53 to 4-56 of the Plan's 2021 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 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 $65 copayment for urgent care services. You can see this on page 113 of
the Plans 2021 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 220.6.17.
National Coverage Determination (NCD) Positron Emission Tomography (NaF-18) to Identify Bone Metastasis of Cancer 220.6.19: Effective February 26, 2010, CMS determines that the evidence is not sufficient to determine that the results of NaF-18 PET imaging to identify bone metastases improve health outcomes of beneficiaries with cancer and is not reasonable and necessary under 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Act unless it is to inform initial antitumor treatment strategy or to guide subsequent antitumor treatment strategy after completion of initial treatment, and then only under CED. All other uses and clinical indications of NaF-18 PET are nationally non-covered.
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 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 Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, 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. This benefit says that dental
service copayments only apply when you're treated by a general dentist or dental specialist in-network. If
you get a service not listed in the schedule of benefits, or from a dentist or other provider not in our network,
you'll have to pay the full cost. You can find this information on page 64 section 3.1 of the Plan's 2021
Evidence of Coverage (EOC).