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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 a determination of the medical necessity for certain components/additions to the prosthesis
is based on the beneficiary's potential functional abilities. Potential functional ability is based on the reasonable
expectations of the prosthetist, and treating practitioner, considering factors including, but not limited to:
1. The beneficiary's past history (including prior prosthetic use if applicable); and
2. The beneficiary's current condition including the status of the residual limb and the nature of other
medical problems; and
3. The beneficiary's desire to ambulate.
Clinical assessments of beneficiary rehabilitation potential must be based on the following classification levels:
Level 0: Does not have the ability or potential to ambulate or transfer safely with or without assistance and a
prosthesis does not enhance their quality of life or mobility.
Level 1: Has the ability or potential to use a prosthesis for transfers or ambulation on level surfaces at fixed
cadence. Typical of the limited and unlimited household ambulator.
Level 2: Has the ability or potential for ambulation with the ability to traverse low level environmental barriers
such as curbs, stairs or uneven surfaces. Typical of the limited community ambulator.
Level 3: Has the ability or potential for ambulation with variable cadence. Typical of the community ambulator
who has the ability to traverse most environmental barriers and may have vocational, therapeutic, or exercise
activity that demands prosthetic utilization beyond simple locomotion.
Level 4: Has the ability or potential for prosthetic ambulation that exceeds basic ambulation skills, exhibiting
high impact, stress, or energy levels. Typical of the prosthetic demands of the child, active adult, or athlete.
The records must document the beneficiary's current functional capabilities and his or her expected functional
potential, including an explanation for the difference, if that is the case. It is recognized, within the functional
classification hierarchy, that bilateral amputees often cannot be strictly bound by functional level
classifications.
The rules say that coverage is extended only if there is sufficient clinical documentation of functional need for
the technologic or design feature of a given type of knee. This information must be retained in the treating
practitioner's or prosthetist's files.
Medicare rules say that a user-adjustable heel height feature (L5990) will be denied as not reasonable and
necessary.
You can find these rules in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Lower Limb Prostheses, L33787.
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, contingent upon the patient's consent, the clinical psychologist (CP) will attempt to consult with the patient's attending or primary care physician in accordance with accepted professional ethical norms, taking into consideration patient confidentiality. If the patient assents to the consultation, the CP must attempt to consult with the patient's physician within a reasonable time after receiving the consent. If the CP's attempts to consult directly with the physician are not successful, the CP must notify the physician within a reasonable time that he or she is furnishing services to the patient. Additionally, the CP must document, in the patient's medical record, the date the patient consented or declined consent to consultations, the date of consultation, or, if attempts to consult did not succeed, that date and manner of notification to the physician. The only exception to the consultation requirement for CPs is in cases where the patient's primary care or attending physician refers the patient to the CP. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 160(e). The rules say that a clinical social worker must comply with the same consultation requirements as a clinical psychologist. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.73.
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 state that IONM may be performed from a remote site, as long as a trained technician will be in continuous attendance in the operating room, with either the physical or electronic capacity for real-time communication with the supervising physician (MD/DO). Technical criteria (mandatory) include that at least eight recording channels be available (16 if EEG is monitored) for all intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. The remotely supervising physician must have the ability to watch the tracings as they are obtained in real-time in the operating room, as well as the baseline electrophysiological test and the monitoring tracings from earlier in the case. Medicare does not provide for reimbursement of "incident to" care in the hospital setting. More than one patient may be monitored at once; however, claims for physician services must be submitted only for the time devoted to monitoring when attention is directed exclusively to one patient. As such, code 95941 is listed as non-payable as it is for monitoring of more than one patient. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing (L34623) and Local Coverage Article: Billing and Coding: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing (A57604).
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 $440 copayment for outpatient procedures at a non-preferred facility. You can find this information on page 89 of the Plan's 2021 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 that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes deep cleaning, such as periodontal scaling and root planing when there is bone loss sufficient to warrant deep cleaning. You can find this information on page 4-80 of the Plan's 2021 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 that Medicare does not pay for hearing aids or examinations for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing hearing aids. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(d).
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 partnered with a hearing vendor to provide your hearing exam and hearing aid benefit. All appointments must be scheduled through this vendor. If you choose to schedule an appointment directly with a provider, you may be responsible for additional costs. Additionally, to be covered, hearing aids must be purchased through this vendor. You can find this information on page 75 of the Plan's 2021 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 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 $10 copayment for diagnostic procedures and tests performed in a primary care physician's office. You can find this information on pages 96-99 of the Plan's 2021 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 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1(C). Code L5999 (LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHESIS, NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED) must not be used to bill for any features or functions included in the socket or addition codes. Use of L5999 is incorrect coding (unbundling). You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article: Lower Limb Prostheses - Policy Article (A52496).
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 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 160.
The rules state that there is broad consensus in the medical literature that MTHFR genotyping has no clinical utility in any clinical scenario. This testing is considered investigational and is not a Medicare benefit. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) MolDX: Genetic Testing for Hypercoagulability/Thrombophilia (Factor V Leiden, Factor II Prothrombin, and MTHFR) (L35984).
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 services and supplies not considered reasonable and necessary according to the standards of Original Medicare, or services statutorily excluded from Medicare coverage (unless offered as part of a supplemental benefit) are not covered by the Plan under any condition. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 111 to 116 of the Plan's 2021 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 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 $35 copayment for each Medicare covered physical therapy and speechlanguage
therapy visit and $35 for each occupational therapy visit. You can find this information on page 4-50
of the Plan's 2021 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 Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes a 50%
coinsurance for crowns. You can find this information on page 4-81 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage
(EOC).
The contract also says for services obtained out of network, the plan only pays up to a certain amount. If you
choose to see an out of network dentist, you might be billed for any amount greater than what the plan pays.
You can find this information on page 4-77 of the Plan's 2021 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 a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information (such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and (b).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan contract also says that there is a a $750 deductible which applies to certain items and services. The Plan deductible applies to the outpatient mental health care services. You then pay a $35 copayment after the deductible is met for outpatient mental health services. You can find this information on pages 68 and 100 of the Plan's 2021 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 that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). The rules state that all SNF Part A inpatient services are paid under a prospective payment system (PPS). This involves payment based on a Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) rate code. Under the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), which is effective for services provided on or after 10/1/2019, the HIPPS code is structured differently, as a result of there being five case-mix adjusted rate components under the revised model. The first position represents the Physical and Occupational Therapy case-mix group. The second position represents the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) case-mix group. The third character represents the nursing case-mix group. The fourth character represents the Non-Therapy Ancillary (NTA) case-mix group. The fifth character represents the assessment indicator code. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS), Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 6, Sections 10, 30, and 120.
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 Original Medicare pays for the routine costs of qualifying clinical trials. Medicare also pays
for reasonable and necessary items and services used to diagnose and treat complications arising from
participation in all clinical trials. The rules also say that Medicare plans must cover these services even if they
are not available through in-network providers. Medicare plans may require reporting when enrollees
participate in clinical trials but cannot require prior authorization or approval. You can find these rules in the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, Medicare National
Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Section 310.1.
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan
contract also says that a clinical research study or clinical trial is a way that doctors and scientists test new
types of medical care. They test new medical care procedures or drugs by asking for volunteers to help with the
study. This kind of study is one of the final stages of a research process that helps doctors and scientists see if a
new approach works and if it is safe.
An enrollee who is in a clinical research study may stay enrolled in the Plan and continue to get the care that is
not related to the study through the Plan. Enrollees must tell the plan before they start participating in a clinical
research study.
If an enrollee participates in a Medicare-approved study, Original Medicare pays most of the costs for the
covered services received as part of the study. After Medicare has paid its share of the cost for these services,
the Plan will also pay for part of the costs. The Plan will pay the difference between the cost-sharing in
Original Medicare and the cost-sharing as a member of the Plan. This means the enrollee will pay the same
amount for the services received as part of the study as he or she would if these services were received from the
Plan. You can find this information on pages 36-38 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).