Persius/hicric huggingface dataset:
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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(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 43 and 46 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 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 plan contract also says,
please see the Imperial Health Plan Dental Directory for a complete list of covered dental services for which
benefits are payable under this Plan. Procedures not listed in our plan's dental directory are not covered. This
Plan does not allow alternate benefits. You can find this information on page 66 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 covered indications include:
- Patient must have history of at least 3 months of moderate to severe pain with functional impairment
and pain is inadequately responsive to conservative care such as NSAIDs, acetaminophen, physical
therapy (as tolerated).
- Pain is predominantly axial and, with the possible exception of facet joint cysts, not associated with
radiculopathy or neurogenic claudication.
- There is no non-facet pathology that could explain the source of the patient's pain, such as fracture,
tumor, infection, or significant deformity.
- Clinical assessment implicates the facet joint as the putative source of pain.
Thermal Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy (includes RF and microwave technologies) are covered:
- Only when dual MBBs provide greater than or equal to 80% relief of the primary or index pain and
duration of relief is consistent with the agent employed may facet joint denervation with RF medial
branch neurotomy be considered.
- Repeat denervation procedures involving the same joint will only be considered medically necessary if
the patient experienced greater than or equal to 50% improvement of pain and improvement in patient
specific ADLs documented for at least 6 months.
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Facet Joint Injections, Medial Branch Blocks,
and Facet Joint Radiofrequency Neurotomy, (L35936) eff 12/05/19).
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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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 when services are furnished in a mobile unit, they are often provided to serve an entity for which another POS code exists. For example, a mobile unit may be sent to a physician's office or a skilled nursing facility. If the mobile unit is serving an entity for which another POS code already exists, providers should use the POS code for that entity. However, if the mobile unit is not serving an entity which could be described by an existing POS code, the providers are to use the Mobile Unit POS code 15. For purposes of payment under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), the POS code is generally used to reflect the actual setting where the beneficiary receives the face-to-face service. However, there are two exceptions to this general rule - these are for a service rendered to a patient who is a registered inpatient or an outpatient of a hospital. In these cases, the correct POS code -- regardless of where the face-to-face service occurs -- is that of the appropriate inpatient POS code (at a minimum POS code 21) or that of the appropriate outpatient hospital POS code (at a minimum POS code 19 or 22, for outpatient services performed off campus or on campus). You can find these rules in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 26, Sections 10.5 to 10.6.
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 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).
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 only manual manipulation of the spine to correct subluxation is covered. You can find this information on page 54 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 at42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that Medicare pays for care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) when all of the following four factors are met:1. The patient requires skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation services;2. The patient requires these services on a daily basis;3. As a practical matter, the daily skilled services can be provided only on an inpatient basis in a SNF; and4. The services are reasonable and necessary for the treatment of the patient's illness or injury or the services must be needed to establish a safe and effective maintenance program or to prevent the patient's condition from getting worse. You can find these rules at 42 CFR Section 409.31 and in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 8, Section 30.  The rules say that custodial care is not covered. Custodial care is personal care for a person who does not need ongoing care from trained medical or paramedical staff. Custodial care serves to help with the activities of daily living. This means the care includes help in walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, feeding, and using the toilet. Fixing mealsand taking charge of medicine that usually can be self-administered are also custodial care services. You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 16, Section 110.If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan 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 say that A/B MACs (B) pay a physician for only one hospital visit per day for the same patient, 
whether the problems seen during the encounters are related or not.  The inpatient hospital visit descriptors 
contain the phrase "per day" which means that the code and the payment established for the code represent all 
services provided on that date.  The physician should select a code that reflects all services provided during the 
date of the service. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 
30.6.9. 
 
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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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 screening services such as pre-symptomatic genetic tests and services used to detect an 
undiagnosed disease or disease predisposition are not a benefit and are not covered. Similarly, the costs of 
tests/examinations that assess the risk of a condition unless the risk assessment clearly and directly effects the 
management of the patient may not be reimbursed. These rules can be found in Local Coverage Determination 
(LCD): Molecular Pathology Procedures (L34519). 
 
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 effective for claims with dates of service July 1, 2007 and after, the non-Outpatient Prospective 
Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) will be integrated into the OPPS OCE. This 
integration will result in the routing of all institutional outpatient claims, including non-OPPS hospital claims, 
through a single integrated OCE eliminating the need to update two separate OCE software packages on a 
quarterly basis. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 4, Section 40.1. 
 
The rules say all outpatient hospital Part B bills (bill types 12X, 13X with condition code 41 14X and 13X 
without condition code 41) with the exception of bills from hospitals in Maryland, Indian Health Service, 
CAHs, hospitals located in Saipan, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands and Guam; and hospitals that provide 
Part B only services to their inpatients. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual 
Chapter 4, Section 120.1 
 
The rules say hospitals subject to OPPS report Condition Code G0 on FLs 24-30 (or the corresponding 
electronic location) when multiple medical visits occurred on the same day in the same revenue center but the 
visits were distinct and constituted independent visits. An example of such a situation would be a beneficiary 
going to the emergency room twice on the same day, in the morning for a broken arm and later for chest pain. 
Multiple medical visits on the same day in the same revenue center may be submitted on separate claims. 
Hospitals should report condition code G0 on the second claim. Appropriate reporting of Condition Code G0 
allows for accurate payment under OPPS in this situation. The OCE contains an edit that will reject multiple 
medical visits on the same day with the same revenue code without the presence of Condition Code G0. You 
can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 4, Section 180.4. 
 
The rules say that Medicare Part B generally does not pay for drugs that are usually self-administered by the 
patients who take them. Examples of self-administered drugs are drugs in pill form and those used for self-
injection. The only exceptions are: 
 
1. blood-clotting factors;  
2. drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy; 
3. erythropoietin for dialysis patients;  
4. osteoporosis drugs for certain homebound patients; 
5. certain oral cancer drugs;  
6. oral anti-emetics used in certain situations;  
7. drugs treated as supplies during an outpatient hospital procedure; and  
8. drugs required for the effective use of durable medical equipment. 

You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5, and 110.3. 
 
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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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 screening tests are excluded from coverage. The only exceptions are for the following 
services: 
 
1. screening mammography,  
2. colorectal cancer screening tests, 
3. screening pelvic exams,  
4. prostate cancer screening tests,  
5. glaucoma screening exams,  
6. ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA),  
7. cardiovascular disease screening tests,  
8. diabetes screening tests, and 
9. screening electrocardiograms 
10. certain other testing recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and approved by 
CMS 
You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(a)(1) and 42 CFR Section 410.64. 
 
The rules say that under preventative services, Medicare Part B covers the basic lipid panel (total cholesterol, 
high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) 
for cardiovascular (CV) disease screening, every 5 years when ordered by a doctor. This policy denies 
coverage for all CV risk assessment panels, except the basic lipid panel, for symptomatic (with signs and 
symptoms) patients with suspected or documented CV disease because panel testing is not specific to a given 
patient's lipid abnormality or disease. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination 
(LCD): MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (L36523). 
 
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 cover a Power Mobility Device (PMD) (i.e., power wheelchair or scooter) for 
a person who meets the following criteria:  
 
1. The person must have a personal mobility deficit;  
2. The deficit must impair their participation in mobility related activities of daily living (MRADLs) such 
    as toileting, feeding, grooming and bathing in customary locations within the home;  
3. The person's condition must not be able to be ameliorated by a walker, cane or manual wheelchair; and 
4. The person must be capable of safely operating the PMD.  
 
You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 280.3(B). 
 
The rules say that up to two batteries (E2365) at any one time are allowed, if required, for a power wheelchair. You 
can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Wheelchair Options/Accessories (L33792) - 
Effective January 1, 2020. 
 
The rules say that a group three power wheelchair with a single power option (K0856) is covered if: 
 
A. The Group 3 criteria are met; and 
B. The Group 2 Single Power Option or Multiple Power Options criteria are met. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Power Mobility Devices (L33789) - Effective 
January 1, 2020. 
 
The rules say that a Group 3 power wheelchair can be covered only for enrollees who have a mobility 
limitation that is due to: 
 
1. A neurological condition; 
 
2. Myopathy; or 
 
3. Congenital skeletal deformity. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Power Mobility Devices (L33789) - Effective 
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.
Appeal type: unknown
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 dental 
services that are covered. Core build up is not listed and therefore is not a covered service. Crown is not listed 
and therefore is not a covered service. Partial denture is not listed and therefore is not a covered service either. 
You can find this information on pages 81 to 83 of the Plan?s 2020 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 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 $200 copayment for ambulance services. You can find this information 
on page 57 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
Appeal type: unknown
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 20% coinsurance for DME and related supplies. You can find this 
information in Chapter 4 on page 46 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
Appeal type: unknown
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 20% coinsurance for each Medicare-covered outpatient hospital visit 
and hospital outpatient surgical facility. You can find this information on page 82 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.