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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 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 web site www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan
contract says emergency dental care is any dental service (provided inside or outside the plan service area)
required for treatment of severe pain, swelling, or bleeding, or the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen dental
conditions which, if not given immediate attention, may lead to disability, dysfunction, or permanent damage to
your health. The Plan contract also says the services you receive from the out-of-area dentist are covered minus
any applicable member copayments as long as transfer to a network provider is a risk to your health. You can
find this information on page 100 of the Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 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 web site www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract lists the dental services that are covered by the Plan. Periodontal scaling and root planing is not listed and therefore is not a a covered service. You can find this information on page 78 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 ifregular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 422.101.The rules say that Medicare pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must haveemergency warning lights, sirens, communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 410.41.The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the doctor's office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3.If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.The Plan contract says that the Plancovers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract says routine transportation is covered for up to 36 one-way trips per calendar year. Each one-way trip must not exceed 50 miles. A trip is considered one way, a round trip is considered two trips. You can find this information on pages 4-67 to 4-68 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 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 web site 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 31 of the plan's 2017 Member Handbook.
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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 say that Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) devices covered by Medicare under the DME benefit are defined in CMS Ruling 1682R as therapeutic CGMs. You can find this in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Glucose Monitors (L33822). The rules also say Codes A9276 and A9277 describe the supplies used with a non-therapeutic CGM. Codes A9276 and A9277 are not used to bill for supplies used with code K0554. You can find this in the Local Coverage Article: Glucose Monitor - Policy Article (A52464).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 422.101.
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 meals and 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 web site 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 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 web site 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 $410 copayment per day for days 1-4 for inpatient hospital care. You
can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 64 of the Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 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 web site 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 $165 copayment for Medicare-covered ambulance services. You can find this information on page 56 of the Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that HH PPS claims must report a 0023 revenue code line on which the first four positions of the HIPPS code match the code submitted on the RAP. The fifth position of the code represents the NRS severity level. This fifth position may differ to allow the HHA to change a code that represents that supplies were provided to a code that represents that supplies were not provided, or vice versa. However, the fifth position may only change between the two values that represent the same NRS severity level. You can find this information in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10, Section 40.2. The rules say that for episodes beginning on or after July 1, 2013, HHAs must report where home health services were provided. The following codes are used for this reporting:
Q5001: Hospice or home health care provided in patient's home/residence Q5002: Hospice or home health care provided in assisted living facility Q5009: Hospice or home health care provided in place not otherwise specified The rules also say that certain data elements are required. Any claim with incomplete, missing, or invalid information for all of these elements may be returned as unprocessable. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 1, Section 80.3.1.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 422.101. 
 
The rules state that if a prior epidural injection procedure provided limited or no relief (i.e., NPRS less than 3, less than 50% symptom improvement, insignificant or indiscernible relief), a second epidural injection utilizing the same method, technique or medication to the same level will be considered not medically reasonable and necessary. A second injection involving a change in technique or medication will be considered following reevaluation of the patient. If a patient does not obtain significant relief with a diagnostic selective nerve root block (DSNRB), therapeutic injections (EI) in that same area will be considered not medically necessary.  
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Epidural Injections for Pain Management (L36920).
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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 CFR 422.101.
The rules state that coverage and payment for Medicare telehealth services includes consultation, office visits, individual psychotherapy, and pharmacologic management delivered via a telecommunications system. Eligible geographic areas include rural health professional shortage areas (HPSA) and counties not classified as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The originating site for telehealth services (location to which the enrollee presents) must be a practitioner's office, hospital, rural health clinic (RHC), federally qualified health center (FQHC), skilled nursing facility or community mental health center. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Sections 190.1 and 190.2. The rules say that for eligible telehealth services, telecommunications systems substitute for an in-person encounter. Medicare enrollees are eligible for telehealth services only if they are presented from an originating site located in either a county outside of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or a rural Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) located in a rural census tract. You can find this in the CMS MLN document entitled "Telehealth Services."
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 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 web site 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 $35 copayment for each Medicare-covered specialist visit. Covered
services include consultation, diagnosis, and treatment by a specialist. You can find this information on page 75
of the Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that a Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 422.112(a)(3).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 in Chapter 3 on pages 42 to 43 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 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 web site 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 Outpatient Hospital Services. You can find this
information on page 70 of the Plan's 2019 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 CFR 422.101.
The rules say that a conductive garment (E0731) used with a TENS unit is rarely reasonable and necessary, but
is covered only if all of the following conditions are met:
It has been prescribed by the treating physician for use in delivering covered TENS treatment.
One of the medical indications outlined below is met:
The beneficiary cannot manage without the conductive garment because:
There is such a large area or so many sites to be stimulated, and
The stimulation would have to be delivered so frequently that it is not feasible to use conventional
electrodes, adhesive tapes, and lead wires.
The beneficiary cannot manage without the conductive garment for the treatment of chronic intractable
pain because the areas or sites to be stimulated are inaccessible with the use of conventional electrodes,
adhesive tapes, and lead wires.
The beneficiary has a documented medical condition, such as skin problems, that preclude the application
of conventional electrodes, adhesive tapes, and lead wires.
The beneficiary requires electrical stimulation beneath a cast to treat chronic intractable pain.
A conductive garment is not covered for use with a TENS device during the trial period unless:
The beneficiary has a documented skin problem prior to the start of the trial period, and
The TENS is reasonable and necessary for the beneficiary.
If the criteria above are not met for E0731, it will be denied as not reasonable and necessary.
You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Transcutaneous Electrical
Nerve Stimulators (TENS) (L33802).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 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 web site 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 enrollees must pay a $350 copayment per day for days 1-4 for in-network inpatient hospital care. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 4-24 to 4-27 of the plan's 2019 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 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 web site 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 $15 copayment for Medicare-covered lab services. You can find this information on page 84 of the Plan's 2019 Evidence of Coverage.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 422.101.
The rules state that Category III CPT code 0466T is considered not medically necessary. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article: Billing and Coding: Category III CPT Codes (A56195).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 CFR 422.101. 
 
Orthopedic shoes and other supportive devices for the feet generally are not covered. However, this exclusion does not apply to such a shoe if it is an integral part of a leg brace, and its expense is included as part of the cost of the brace. Also, this exclusion does not apply to therapeutic shoes furnished to diabetics. You can find this rule in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 290(3). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site 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 CFR 422.101.
Medicare rules say Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR) is used in the treatment of mitral regurgitation(MR). A TMVR device involves clipping together a portion of the mitral valve leaflets as treatment for reducing MR. Currently, Abbott Vascular's MitraClip? is the only device with Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approval. For services furnished on or after August 7, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) covers TMVR for MR when furnished under coverage with evidence development (CED) when the treatment is furnished for an FDA-approved indication with an FDA-approved device as follows: (1) Treatment of significant, symptomatic, degenerative MR when furnished according to an FDA-approved indication and all CMS coverage criteria are met, and, (2) TMVR for MR uses not expressly listed as FDA approved indications but only within the context of an FDA-approved, randomized clinical trial that meets all CMS coverage criteria. TMVR is non-covered outside CED or for non- MR indications. For more detailed information see Pub. 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual, Chapter 20, Section 20.33.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this web site www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.