Persius/hicric huggingface dataset:
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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 $50 copayment for each basic imaging service (e.g., general x-rays or 
ultrasound). You can find this information on pages 85 to 86 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 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 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 45 to 48 of the Plan?s 
2019 Evidence of Coverage (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 $0 copayment for each in-network Medicare-covered standard x-ray 
service. You can find this information on pages 4-32 to 4-36 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 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). 
 
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 the plan covers 1 annual routine physical exam each year. You can find this information 
on page 4-7 of the plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage.
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. This benefit includes 
coverage for panoramic X-rays once every five years. You can find this information on pages 93-94 of the 
Plan?s 2020 Evidence of Coverage (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 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. This benefit includes 1 partial 
upper denture every 5 plan years. You can find this information on page 4-62 of the Plans 2020 Evidence of 
Coverage (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 that Medicare plans must make reasonable and diligent efforts to gather and forward information 
to the Independent Review Entity (IRE). You can find this information in the Parts C & D Enrollee Grievances, 
Organization/Coverage Determinations, and Appeals Guidance Manual, Section 50.12.1. 
 
The rules also say that screening for depression is non-covered when performed more than one time in a 12-
month period. You can find this information in National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Screening for 
Depression in Adults (210.9). 
 
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.
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 $40 copayment for each specialist visit. You can find this information in 
Chapter 4 on page 80 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 that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the CPT code 
that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative 
Manual, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that CPT codes with a Status Indicator of ?I? are under Statutory Exclusion. These codes are not 
paid by Medicare when submitted on outpatient claims (for any outpatient bill type). Codes with a status code 
of ?I? and are not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code for reporting of, and payment for, 
these services. You can find this in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23-Fee Schedule 
Administration and Coding Requirements; Section 30.2.2. 
 
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.
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 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). 
 
If one laboratory procedure evaluates multiple genes using a next generation sequencing procedure, the 
laboratory shall report only one unit of service of one genomic sequencing procedure, molecular multianalyte 
assay, multianalyte assay with algorithmic analysis, or proprietary laboratory analysis CPT code. If no CPT 
code accurately describes the procedure performed, the laboratory may report CPT code 81479 (Unlisted 
molecular pathology procedure) with one unit of service or may report multiple individual CPT codes 
describing the component test results when medically reasonable and necessary. Procedures reported together 
must be both medically reasonable and necessary (e.g., sequencing of procedures) and ordered by the physician 
who is treating the beneficiary and using the results in the management of the beneficiary's specific medical 
problem. If a single procedure is performed, only one HCPCS/CPT code with one unit of service may be 
reported for the procedure. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Manual, 
Chapter X(F). 
 
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. 
 
Medicare pays for the least expensive option of repair vs. replacement of durable medical equipment (DME). 
The repair is covered when the DME is being purchased or is already owned by the patient and repair is 
necessary to make the equipment serviceable. Do not pay for repair of previously denied equipment or 
equipment in the frequent and substantial servicing or oxygen equipment payment categories. Routine periodic 
servicing, such as testing, cleaning, regulating, and checking of the beneficiary's equipment, is not covered.  In 
no case can the reasonable useful lifetime of DME 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 at Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15 - Covered Medical and Other 
Health Services, Section 110.2 - Repairs, Maintenance, Replacement, and Delivery and Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual Chapter 20 - Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS), 
Section 10.2 - Coverage Table for DME Claims. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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 state that molecular pathology procedures (Tier1 and Tier 2) may be eligible for coverage when ALL 
of the following criteria are met: 
 
    - Alternative laboratory or clinical tests to definitively diagnose the disorder/identify the condition are 
unavailable or results are clearly equivocal; AND 
    - Availability of a clinically valid test, based on published peer reviewed medical literature; AND 
    - Testing assay(s) are Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved/cleared or if LDT (lab developed test) 
or LDT protocol or FDA modified test(s) the laboratory documentation should support assay(s) of analytical 
validity and clinical utility; AND 
    - Results of the testing must directly impact treatment or management of the Medicare beneficiary; AND 
    - For testing panels, including but not limited to, multiple genes or multiple conditions, and in cases where a 
tiered approach/method is clinically available, testing would be covered ONLY for the number of genes or test 
that are reasonable and necessary to obtain necessary information for therapeutic decision making; AND 
    - Individual has not previously received genetic testing for the disease/condition. (In general, diagnostic 
genetic testing for a disease should be performed once in a lifetime.) Exceptions include clinical scenarios 
whereby repeat testing of somatically-acquired mutations (for example, pre- and post- therapy) may be required 
to inform appropriate therapeutic decision-making. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD):  Molecular Pathology Procedures 
(L35000). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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 a contract plan provider is an agent of the plan. Services and referrals obtained from a plan 
provider are viewed as plan-approved unless notice is given that the services will not be covered. When a plan 
provider gives, or refers an enrollee for, a service that the enrollee reasonably believes is covered by the plan, 
the enrollee is held harmless and need not pay more than the plan-allowed cost-sharing for that service.  
 
If a service is never covered by the plan and the plan's Evidence of Coverage (EOC) is clear that the service or 
item is never covered, the plan does not have to hold the enrollee harmless.  
 
For a service or item that is normally not covered, but could be covered under some conditions, the EOC alone 
is not adequate notice of non-coverage. If no notice of non-coverage is given, the enrollee is held harmless. 
You can find this rule in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 160. 
 
MA organizations have a responsibility to ensure that contracting physicians and providers know whether 
specific items and services are covered in the MA plan in which their patients are enrolled. If a network 
physician furnishes a service or directs an MA beneficiary to another provider to receive a plan-covered service 
without following the plan?s internal procedures (such as obtaining the appropriate plan pre-authorization), 
then the beneficiary should not be penalized to the extent the physician did not follow plan rules. Consequently, 
when a contracted provider furnishes a service or refers an enrollee for a service that an enrollee reasonably 
believes is a plan-covered service, the enrollee cannot be financially liable for more than the applicable cost-
sharing for that service. If a contracted provider believes an item or service may not be covered for an enrollee, 
or could be covered only under specific conditions, the appropriate process is for the enrollee or provider to 
request a pre-service organization determination from the plan. Plans are expected to work with their 
contracted providers to ensure that clear processes are in place and providers are educated about those 
processes, including appropriate documentation, to substantiate that a referral has been made. 
You can find this rule in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 160. 
 
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. Periodontal scaling and root planing is not listed and therefore is not a covered 
service. You can find this information on page 47 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (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 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 53 and 59-60 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 $155 copayment for each radiological diagnostic service. You can find 
this information in Chapter 4 on page 32 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 state that whole gland HIFU is considered medically necessary as a local treatment for recurrent PCa 
following radiation therapy (RT) when ALL of the following criteria are met (1,2): 
 
    1. Biochemical recurrence (BCR) according to the Phoenix definition (PSA nadir + 2 ng/mL) 
    2. Positive post-RT transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) biopsy 
    3. Candidate for local curative therapy as evidenced by favorable clinical and pathologic factors (BOTH of 
the following) 
        a. Original (pre-RT)- clinical stage T1-T2, NX or N0 
        b. Current (ALL are required) 
            i. PSA < 10 ng/mL 
           ii. absence of distant metastases per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) imaging 
guidelines 
          iii.  no lymph node involvement 
           iv. interval to biochemical failure > 18 months 
            v. International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) grade < 4 
           vi. local recurrence amenable to entire destruction 
    4. Multi-disciplinary consensus (surgeon, oncologist, radiologist) 
    5. Hi comorbidity (i.e., not a candidate for radical prostatectomy (RP)) (3) 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD):  Salvage High-intensity Focused 
Ultrasound (HIFU) Treatment in Prostate Cancer (PCa) (L38262). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.