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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) 422.101.The rules say that the Correct Coding Initiative was developed to promote correct coding and tocontrol 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.The Coding Policy Manual also explains what is referred to as Column One/Column Two Correct Coding and Mutually Exclusive Edits. These are codes pairs that should not be reported together. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 20.9.
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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) 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 routine eye exam (with refraction) a year and 1 pair of eyeglasses or contact lenses after each cataract surgery. You can find this information on pages 80-81 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) 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 411.15 and 411.15(o). The rules state that a spinal orthosis (L0450 - L0651) is covered when it is ordered for one of the following indications: 1. To reduce pain by restricting mobility of the trunk; or 2. To facilitate healing following an injury to the spine or related soft tissues; or 3. To facilitate healing following a surgical procedure on the spine or related soft tissue; or 4. To otherwise support weak spinal muscles and/or a deformed spine. If a spinal orthosis is provided and the coverage criteria are not met, the item will be denied as not medically necessary. You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Spinal Orthoses: TLSO and LSO (L33790).
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) 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must show that the step therapy drugs: have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or other harm to the enrollee. Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 CFR Section 423.578(b)(5)(ii).
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 has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You can find this information on page 115 of the Plan's 2019 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) 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 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 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 outpatient mental health care. You can find this information on page 72 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) 422.101.The rules say that Medicare pays for an assistant at surgery only when the procedure is authorized for an assistant. The assistant must be a physician, physician assistant (PA), nurse practitioner (NP) or clinical nurse specialist (CNS). Medicare does not pay for assistant at surgery services performed by a person who bears any title or license other than those listed. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 4, Section 250.9.
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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 CFR 422.101.
The rules state that cardiac transplantation is covered under Medicare when performed in a facility which is approved by Medicare as meeting institutional coverage criteria. (See CMS Ruling 87-1.) You can find this rule in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Heart Transplants (260.9).
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) 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 dental services must be performed by a participating general dentist. You can findthis information on page 65 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 ifregular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 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 Medicare health plans must make reasonable and diligent efforts to gather and forward information to the Independent ReviewEntity (IRE). You can find this information in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 13, Section 70.7.3. The rules say that the provider, supplier, or beneficiary, as appropriate, must furnish to the intermediary or carrier sufficient information to determine whether payment is due and the amount of payment. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 424.5.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 ifregular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 422.101.The rules say that MA plans may specify brands and manufacturers as preferred and charge lower cost-sharing for the preferred brands or may limit the DME to only those preferred brands and manufacturers, as long as the following conditions are met (42 CFR 422.100(l)):-The MA plan provides all categories of DME covered under original Medicare Part B;-The MA plan ensures that enrollees have access to all medically necessary (including non-preferred) DME products or brands;-The MA plan's contracted suppliers provide access to all preferred DME brands;-During an enrollee's first year of enrollment in an MA plan, if the enrollee requests, the plan will provide a 90-day transition period (commencing with the initial time of enrollment) during which the plan provides (and repairs, as applicable) non-preferred DME brands furnished in the previous year;-Although the MA plan may add brands to its preferred formulary during the year, it may not remove any brands mid-year;-The MA plan treats denials of non-preferred DME products or brands as organization determinations;-The MA plan discloses DME coverage limitations and appeal rights in the case of a denial of a non-preferred DME product or brand with the EOC and ANOC and on its website; and-The MA plan provides full coverage, without limitation on brand and manufacturer, to DME categories or subcategories annually determined by CMS to require full coverage.You can find this rule at the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 10.12.2.
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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 findthis rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 422.101.The rules say that Medicare will pay for durable medical equipment that is mainly used to serve a medical purpose. Items such as hospital beds, respirators, wheelchairs and crutches are examplesof equipment that are clearly used for medical purposes. Medicare will not pay for:1. Equipment that is primarily and customarily used for nonmedical purposes. Examples include air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers and electric air cleaners;2. Equipment used for a patient's comfort or for the convenience of a person caring for the patient. Examples include elevators, stairway elevators, physical fitness equipment and self-help devices such a grab bars. You can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1.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.
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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) 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.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.
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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) 422.101.
The rules say that in addition to reporting a visit line using the G codes, HHAs must report an additional line item with the same revenue code and date of service, reporting one of the three Q codes (Q5001, Q5002, and Q5009), one unit and a nominal covered charge. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10, Section 40.2.
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) 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 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 page 39 of the Plan's 2019
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) 422.101.
The rules say that Medicare may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must show that the step therapy drugs: have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or other harm to the enrollee. Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 CFR Section 423.578(b)(5)(ii).
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 has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You can find this information on pages 90-91 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) 422.101.The rules say that Medicare will pay for durable medical equipment that is mainly used to serve a medical purpose. Items such as hospital beds, respirators, wheelchairs and crutches are examples of equipment that are clearly used for medical purposes. Medicare will not pay for:1. Equipment that is primarily and customarily used for nonmedical purposes. Examples include air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers and electric air cleaners;2. Equipment used for a patient's comfort or for the convenience of a person caring for the patient. Examples include elevators, stairway elevators, physical fitness equipment and self-help devices such a grab bars. You can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1.Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Part 4, Section 280.1 provides a list of items that are non-covered with the reason for denial. Wig, any type, (A9282), will be denied as non-covered when submitted to the DME MAC. Does not meet the definition of DME.
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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)
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 NationalCorrect Coding Initiative Manual, Chapter I(A).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.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) 422.101.The rules say that Medicare will pay for durable medical equipment (DME) that is reasonable and necessary for treatment of an illness or injury, or to improve the functioning of a malformed body part. Medicare considers equipment to be reasonable and necessary if the equipment does not serve the same purpose as other equipment already available to an enrollee. You can find these rules in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1(C).Local Coverage Determination (LCD): External Breast Prostheses (L33317)-An external breast prosthesis of the same type can be replaced at any time if it is lost or is irreparably damaged (this does not include ordinary wear and tear). An external breast prosthesis of a different type can be covered at any time if there is a change in the patient's medical condition necessitating a different type of item. The Medicare program will pay for only one breast prosthesis per side for the useful lifetime of the prosthesis. Two prostheses, one per side, are allowed for those persons who have had bilateral mastectomies. More than one external breast prosthesis per side will be denied as not reasonable and necessary.A mastectomy bra (L8000) is covered for a patient who has a covered mastectomy form (L8020) or silicone (or equal) breast prosthesis (L8030) when the pocket of the bra is used to hold the form/prosthesis.Local Coverage Article: External Breast Prostheses -Policy Article (A52478) -The useful lifetime expectancy for silicone breast prostheses is 2 years. The useful lifetime expectancy for a nipple-prostheses is 3 months. For fabric, foam, or fiber filled breast prostheses, the useful lifetime expectancy is 6 months. Replacement sooner than the useful lifetime because of ordinary wear and tear will be denied as non-covered.