Persius/hicric huggingface dataset:
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
A standard hemi-wheelchair (K0002) is covered when the beneficiary requires a lower seat height (17" to 18") 
because of short stature or to enable the beneficiary to place his/her feet on the ground for propulsion. 
 
A lightweight wheelchair (K0003) is covered when a beneficiary meets both criteria (1) and (2): 
 
    Cannot self-propel in a standard wheelchair in the home; and 
 
    The beneficiary can and does self-propel in a lightweight wheelchair. 
 
A high strength lightweight wheelchair (K0004) is covered when a beneficiary meets the criteria in (1) or (2): 
 
    The beneficiary self-propels the wheelchair while engaging in frequent activities in the home that cannot be 
performed in a standard or lightweight wheelchair. 
 
    The beneficiary requires a seat width, depth, or height that cannot be accommodated in a standard, 
lightweight or hemi-wheelchair, and spends at least two hours per day in the wheelchair. 
 
A high strength lightweight wheelchair is rarely reasonable and necessary if the expected duration of need is 
less than three months (e.g., post-operative recovery). 
 
An ultra lightweight manual wheelchair (K0005) is covered for a beneficiary if criteria (1) or (2) is met and (3) 
and (4) are met: 
 
    The beneficiary must be a full-time manual wheelchair user. 
 
    The beneficiary must require individualized fitting and adjustments for one or more features such as, but not 
limited to, axle configuration, wheel camber, or seat and back angles, and which cannot be accommodated by a 
K0001 through K0004 manual wheelchair. 
 
    The beneficiary must have a specialty evaluation that was performed by a licensed/certified medical 
professional (LCMP), such as a PT or OT, or physician who has specific training and experience in 
rehabilitation wheelchair evaluations and that documents the medical necessity for the wheelchair and its 
special features (see Documentation Requirements section). The LCMP may have no financial relationship 
with the supplier. 
 
    The wheelchair is provided by a Rehabilitative Technology Supplier (RTS) that employs a RESNA-certified 
Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) who specializes in wheelchairs and who has direct, in-person 
involvement in the wheelchair selection for the patient. 
 
If K0008 is used to describe a prefabricated manual wheelchair base, even one that has been modified in any 
fashion, the claim will be denied for incorrect coding. Refer to the CODING GUIDELINES section of the 
related Policy Article for additional information about correct coding of K0008.  
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination Manual Wheelchair Bases (L33788).  
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that 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 in the case where the beneficiary was pronounced dead after the ambulance is called but 
before the ambulance arrives at the scene: Payment may be made for a BLS service if a ground vehicle is 
dispatched or at the fixed wing or rotary wing base rate, as applicable, if an air ambulance is dispatched. 
Neither mileage nor a rural adjustment would be paid. The blended rate amount will otherwise apply. Providers 
report the A0428 (BLS) HCPCS code. Providers report modifier QL (Patient pronounced dead after ambulance 
called) in Form Locator (FL) 44 "HCPCS/Rates" instead of the origin and destination modifier. In addition to 
the QL modifier, providers report modifier QM or QN. You can find this information in the Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual, Chapter 15, 30.2(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.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say 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 $65 copayment for Medicare-covered urgently needed care visits. You 
can find this information on page 105 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
An ultra lightweight manual wheelchair (K0005) is covered for a beneficiary if criteria (1) or (2) is met and (3) 
and (4) are met: 
 
(1)The beneficiary must be a full-time manual wheelchair user. 
 
(2)The beneficiary must require individualized fitting and adjustments for one or more features such as, but not 
limited to, axle configuration, wheel camber, or seat and back angles, and which cannot be accommodated by a 
K0001 through K0004 manual wheelchair. 
 
(3) The beneficiary must have a specialty evaluation that was performed by a licensed/certified medical 
professional (LCMP), such as a PT or OT, or physician who has specific training and experience in 
rehabilitation wheelchair evaluations and that documents the medical necessity for the wheelchair and its 
special features (see Documentation Requirements section). The LCMP may have no financial relationship 
with the supplier. 
 
(4) The wheelchair is provided by a Rehabilitative Technology Supplier (RTS) that employs a RESNA-
certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) who specializes in wheelchairs and who has direct, in-
person involvement in the wheelchair selection for the patient. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say that 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 ofthe 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 53 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) Section 422.101. 
 
The term DME is defined as equipment which: 
 
    Can withstand repeated use; i.e., could normally be rented, and used by successive patients; 
 
    Is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose; 
 
    Generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and 
 
    Is appropriate for use in a patient's home. 
 
You can find this information National Coverage Determination(NCD)for Durable Medical Equipment(DME) 
Reference List (280.1). 
 
Urological supplies are covered under the Prosthetic Device benefit (Social Security Act ? 1861(s)(8)). In order 
for a beneficiary?s equipment to be eligible for reimbursement the reasonable and necessary (R&N) 
requirements set out in the related Local Coverage Determination must be met. In addition, there are specific 
statutory payment policy requirements, discussed below, that also must be met. 
 
Other supplies used in the management of incontinence will be denied as non-covered because they are not 
prosthetic devices nor are they required for the effective use of a prosthetic device.  
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article: Urological Supplies - Policy Article (A52521). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules state that abdominal lipectomy/panniculectomy is surgical removal of excessive fat and skin from the 
abdomen. When surgery is performed to alleviate such complicating factors as inability to walk normally, 
chronic pain, ulceration created by the abdominal skin fold, or intertrigal dermatitis, such surgery is considered 
reconstructive. Preoperative photographs may be required to support justification and should be supplied upon 
request. 
 
Panniculectomy will be considered medically necessary when the pannus or panniculus hangs below the level 
of the pubis, and the medical records document that the panniculus causes chronic intertrigo (dermatitis 
occurring on opposed surfaces of the skin, skin irritation, infection or chafing) that consistently recurs over 
three months while receiving appropriate medical therapy, or remains refractory to appropriate medical therapy 
over a period of three months. 
 
Note: If the procedure is being performed following significant weight loss, in addition to meeting the criteria 
noted above, there should be evidence that the individual has maintained a stable weight for at least six months. 
If the weight loss is the result of bariatric surgery, abdominoplasty/panniculectomy should not be performed 
until at least 24 months after bariatric surgery and only when weight has been stable for at least the most recent 
six months and infection and inflammation has continued. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Cosmetic and Reconstructive 
Surgery (L35090). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Coverage Determinations Manual (Internet-
Only Manual, Publ. 100-03) in Chapter 1, Part 4, Section 280.1 stipulates that ventilators (E0465, E0466) are 
covered for the following conditions: 
 
Neuromuscular diseases, thoracic restrictive diseases, and chronic respiratory failure consequent to chronic 
obstructive pulmonary disease. 
 
Each of these disease categories are comprised of conditions that can vary from severe and life-threatening to 
less serious forms. These ventilator-related disease groups overlap conditions described in this Respiratory 
Assist Devices LCD used to determine coverage for bi-level PAP devices. Each of these disease categories are 
conditions where the specific presentation of the disease can vary from patient to patient. For conditions such 
as these, the specific treatment plan for any individual patient will vary as well. Choice of an appropriate 
treatment plan, including the determination to use a ventilator vs. a bi-level PAP device, is made based upon 
the specifics of each individual beneficiary's medical condition. In the event of a claim review, there must be 
sufficient detailed information in the medical record to justify the treatment selected. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination Respiratory Assist Devices (L33800). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare will 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 prior authorization (approval in advance) may be required. You can find this information on 
page 81 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage. 
 
The Plan contract includes a list of covered supplemental dental services. Maxillary partial denture (D5213) is 
not included on this list and is not a covered supplemental benefit. You can find this information on pages 47 to 
53 of the Plan's 2020 supplemental dental coverage 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare will cover a Power Mobility Device (PMD) (i.e., power wheelchair or scooter) for 
a person who meets the following criteria:  
 
1. The person must have a personal mobility deficit;  
2. The deficit must impair their participation in mobility related activities of daily living (MRADLs) such 
as toileting, feeding, grooming and bathing in customary locations within the home;  
3. The person?s condition must not be able to be ameliorated by a walker, cane or manual wheelchair; and 
4. The person must be capable of safely operating the PMD.  
You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 280.3(B). 
 
The Local Coverage Article: Wheelchair Options/Accessories - Policy Article (A52504) states the following on 
expandable controllers:  Expandable Controller - An electronic system that is capable of accommodating one or 
more of the following additional functions:   
a. Proportional input devices (e.g., mini, compact, or short throw joysticks, touchpads, chin control, head 
control, etc.) other than a standard proportional joystick. 
b. Non-proportional input devices (e.g., sip and puff, head array, etc.) 
c. Operate 3 or more powered seating actuators through the drive control. (Note: Control of the power seating 
actuators though the Control Input Device would require the use of an additional component, E2310 or E2311.) 
 
An expandable controller may also be able to operate one or more of the following:  
d. A separate display (i.e., for alternate control devices) 
e. Other electronic devices (e.g., control of an augmentative speech device or computer through the chair's 
drive control) 
f. An attendant control 
 
The approved power options come with their own switches. Local Coverage Article: Wheelchair 
Options/Accessories - Policy Article (A52504) confirms this:   
 
A power tilt and recline seating system (E1006-E1008) includes: a solid seat platform and a solid back; any 
frame width and depth; detachable or flip-up fixed height or adjustable height armrests; fixed or swing away 
detachable leg rests; fixed or flip-up footplates; two motors and related electronics with or without variable 
speed programmability; a switch control which is independent of the power wheelchair drive control interface;   
 
A power leg elevation feature (E1010, E1012) involves dedicated motor(s) and related electronics with or 
without variable speed programmability which allows the leg rest to be raised and lowered independently of the 
recline and/or tilt of the seating system. It includes a switch control which may or may not be integrated with 
the power tilt and/or recline control(s). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say 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 $500 copayment for outpatient surgery, including services provided at 
hospital outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgical centers. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on 
page 76 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules state that a spinal electrical osteogenesis stimulator (E0748) is covered only if any of the following 
criteria are met: 
 
        1. Failed spinal fusion where a minimum of nine months has elapsed since the last surgery, or 
        2. Following a multilevel spinal fusion surgery (see Appendices section), or 
        3. Following spinal fusion surgery where there is a history of a previously failed spinal fusion at the same 
site. 
 
A spinal electrical osteogenesis stimulator will be denied as not medically necessary if none of the criteria 
above are met. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Osteogenesis Stimulators 
(L33796). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information 
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and 
(b). 
 
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say 
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to 
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that enrollees must pay 20% coinsurance for in-network Durable Medical Equipment (DME). 
You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 74 to 75 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.The rules say 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 enrollees must pay 20% coinsurance for each in-network Medicare-covered Part B drug. You can find this information on pages 73 to 74 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).The Plan contract also says that enrollees must pay 20% coinsurance for each in-network Medicare-covered diagnostic imaging service. You can find this information on pages 74 to 76 of the Plan's 2020 EOC. The Plan contract says that enrollees must pay 20% coinsurance per in-network visit for outpatient surgery. You can find this information on page 81 of the Plan's 2020 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).