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. 
 
The rules state that coverage is denied for all cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment panels, except the basic lipid 
panel, for symptomatic (with signs and symptoms) patients with suspected or documented CV disease because 
panel testing is not specific to a given patient's lipid abnormality or disease. The policy indicates the medical 
indication(s) based on published scientific articles and consensus guidelines for individual lipid biomarkers that 
may be covered to characterize a given lipid abnormality or disease, to determine a treatment plan or to assist 
with intensification of therapy. Each individual lipid biomarkers must be specifically ordered and the reason for 
the test order documented in the patient's medical record. The policy denies coverage for all non-lipid 
biomarkers when used for CV risk assessment including but not limited to, biochemical, immunologic, and 
hematologic, and genetic biomarkers for CV risk assessment regardless of whether ordered in a panel or 
individually. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): MolDX: Biomarkers in 
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (L36139). 
 
A MAC outside of the plan's service area sometimes has exclusive jurisdiction over a Medicare covered item 
or service. In some instances, one Medicare A/B MAC processes all of the claims for a particular Medicare-
covered item or service for all Medicare beneficiaries around the country. This generally occurs when there is 
only one supplier of a particular item, medical device or diagnostic test (for example; certain pathology and lab 
tests furnished by independent laboratories). In this situation, MA plans must follow the coverage requirements 
or LCD of the MAC that enrolled the supplier and processes all of the Medicare claims for that item, test or 
service. You can find this rule in the Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 90.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say 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 diagnostic tests and procedures. You can find this 
information on page 81 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information 
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and 
(b). 
 
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say 
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to 
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that enrollees must pay a $90 copayment for emergency care. You can find this information in 
Chapter 4 on pages 68 - 69 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information 
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and 
(b). 
 
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say 
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to 
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that enrollees must pay a $50 copayment per visit. You can find this information on page 81 of 
the Plan's 2020 EOC.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost-sharing information 
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and 
(b). 
 
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say 
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to 
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that enrollees must pay a $45 copayment for specialist visits. You can find this information in 
Chapter 4 on page 97 of the Plan's 2020 EOC.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that for all services (with two (2) exceptions), the POS code to be used by the physician or other 
supplier will be assigned as the same setting in which the beneficiary received the face-to-face service. The two 
exceptions are for enrollees who are registered hospital inpatients or outpatients, in which case, the inpatient or 
outpatient hospital POS code would be reported regardless of where the face-to-face service takes place. You 
can find this information in the MLN Matters article number MM7631, "Revised and Clarified Place of Service 
(POS) Coding Instructions." 
 
The rules say for Medicare to consider coverage and payment for any item or service, the information 
submitted by the supplier or provider must corroborate the documentation in the beneficiary's medical 
documentation and confirm that Medicare coverage criteria have been met. You can see this in the Medicare 
Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 3, Section 3.3.2.1. 
 
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.
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 CMS has established units of service edits referred to as Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs). 
An MUE for a HCPCS/CPT code is the maximum number of units of service under most circumstances 
allowable by the same provider for the same enrollee on the same date of service. Claims submitted where the 
unit of service exceeds the MUE value for that HCPCS/CPT code will be denied. You can find this rule in the 
Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Manual, Chapter I(V). 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 state that to report home health visits, the home health agency must report certain HCPCS codes to 
represent visits by different home health disciplines. Physical therapy codes are as follows: 
 
- G0151 Services performed by a qualified physical therapist in the home health or hospice setting, each fifteen 
minutes. 
- G0157 Services performed by a qualified physical therapist assistant in the home health or hospice setting, 
each 15 minutes. 
- G0159 Services performed by a qualified physical therapist, in the home health setting, in the establishment 
or delivery of a safe and effective physical therapy maintenance program, each fifteen minutes. 
- G2168 Services performed by a physical therapist assistant in the home health setting in the delivery of a safe 
and effective physical therapy maintenance program, each fifteen minutes. 
 
You can find this information 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.
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 consider interventional treatment of varicose veins (sclerotherapy, ligation 
with or without stripping, and endovenous radiofrequency or laser ablation) medically necessary if the patient 
remains symptomatic after a six-week trial of conservative therapy. The components of the conservative 
therapy include, but are not limited to: 
 
-weight reduction, 
-a daily exercise plan, 
-periodic leg elevation, and 
-the use of graduated compression stockings. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, 
Treatment of (L34082) - Effective September 26, 2019. 
 
The rules say that the patient is considered symptomatic if any of the following signs and symptoms of 
significantly diseased vessels of the lower extremities are documented in the medical record: 
 
-stasis ulcer of the lower leg, as above, 
-significant pain and significant edema that interferes with activities of daily living, 
-bleeding associated with the diseased vessels of the lower extremities, 
-recurrent episodes of superficial phlebitis, 
-stasis dermatitis, or 
-refractory dependent edema. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, 
Treatment of (L34082) - Effective September 26, 2019. 
 
The rules say that in addition to the requirement for failure of a six-week trial of conservative treatment and the 
symptoms described above, coverage of endovenous ablation therapy is limited to patients with: 
 
-a maximum vein diameter of 20 mm for laser ablation; 
-absence of thrombosis or vein tortuosity, which would impair catheter advancement; and 
-absence of significant peripheral artery disease. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, 
Treatment of (L34082) - Effective September 26, 2019. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
Medicare does not pay for low vision aids. This exclusion includes all devices that use one or more lenses to 
aid vision or magnify images. This rule applies no matter the size, form or technological features of the device. 
This rule does not apply to:  
 
1. post-surgical prosthetic lenses after surgery in which the lens of the eye was removed;  
 
2. prosthetic intraocular lenses (IOLs) and one pair of conventional eyeglasses or contact lenses furnished after 
each cataract surgery with insertion of an IOL; and  
 
3. prosthetic lenses used by those who are lacking the natural lens of the eye and who were not furnished with 
an IOL.  
You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(b). 
  
Medicare does not pay for eye exams for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses or contact 
lenses for refractive error only. Medicare does not pay for procedures performed in the course of any eye exam 
to determine the refractive state of the eyes. Refractive procedures are not covered even when done in 
connection with otherwise covered diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. You can find these rules at 42 
CFR Section 411.15(c). 
 
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 they pay up to a total of $300 every 12 months for eyeglasses, frames, lenses or contact 
lenses. You can find this information on page 88 of the Plan's 2020 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 that ESIs are indicated for Suspected radicular pain, based on radiation of pain along the 
dermatome (sensory distribution) of a nerve and/or Neurogenic claudication and/or Low back pain, NPRS 
greater than 3/10 (moderate to severe pain) associated with significant impairment of activities of daily living 
(ADLs) and one of the following:  
a) substantial imaging abnormalities such as a central disc herniation,  
b) severe degenerative disc disease or central spinal stenosis.  
 
There must also be a failure of four weeks (counting from onset of pain) of non-surgical, non-injection care, 
which includes appropriate oral medication(s) and physical therapy to the extent tolerated. In addition, no more 
than three ESIs may be performed in a six-month time period. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Lumbar Epidural Injections 
(L34982). 
 
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 use of the appropriate HCPCS code assures that accurate processing can be accomplished 
resulting in a proper claim determination and reimbursement. The HCPCS is a standardized set of codes used 
for billing items and services to all payers, including Medicare and Medicaid. The HCPCS is divided into two 
principal subsystems, referred to as level I and level II. Since 2003, authority has been delegated to CMS to 
maintain and distribute HCPCS Level II codes. The DME MACs and the Pricing, Data Analysis, and Coding 
(PDAC) contractor are responsible for assigning individual DMEPOS products to HCPCS code categories for 
billing Medicare. When a product has been formally reviewed by the DME MACs or PDAC, the manufacturer 
is provided with a letter informing them of the correct coding to be used for Medicare billing purposes. Not 
every HCPCS code has a product classification list; but reviewed products are added to the listings for each 
code as coding determinations are completed. For Medicare claim purposes, this product classification listing is 
accepted as evidence of correct coding. You can find this information on the PDAC website in a DME MAC 
Joint Publication found at https://www.dmepdac.com/palmetto/PDAC.nsf/DID/J54ATVITZH. 
 
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 state that when a SNF resident receives a portable x-ray service during the course of a Medicarecovered
stay in the SNF, only the service's professional component (representing the physician's interpretation
of the test results) is a separately billable physician service under Part B (see 20.1 of this chapter and 20.1.1
of Chapter 6). By contrast, the technical component representing the procedure itself, including any associated
transportation and setup costs, would be subject to consolidated billing (the SNF "bundling" requirement for
services furnished to the SNF's Part A residents), and must be included on the SNF's Part A bill for the
resident's covered stay. You can find this rule in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 13, Section
90.5. 
 
The rules say for Medicare to consider coverage and payment for any item or service, the information 
submitted by the supplier or provider must corroborate the documentation in the beneficiary's medical 
documentation and confirm that Medicare coverage criteria have been met. You can see this in the Medicare 
Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 3, Section 3.3.2.1. 
 
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.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.

The rules say that medically necessary services are those that are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury. Medically necessary services include services to improve the functioning of a malformed body member. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A). 

The rules say that a Medicare plan may restrict enrollees 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 an enrollee's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(3). 

The rules say that plans may specify the networks of providers from whom enrollees may obtain services. The rules say plans may require prior authorization for most in-network services if the health plan ensures that all covered services are available and accessible under the plan. The plan must arrange for specialty care outside of the plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or inadequate to meet an enrollee's medical needs. Plans offering coordinated care plans must ensure continuity of care and integration of services through arrangements with contracted providers. This includes services available through contracting or non-contracting providers in the area serviced by the health plan including nursing home and community-based services. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112.

If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.

The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the CPT code 
that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative 
Manual, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that a physician/practitioner/supplier furnishing services to a patient who is a registered inpatient, 
shall, at a minimum, report the inpatient hospital POS code 21 irrespective of the setting where the patient 
actually receives the face-to-face encounter. 
 
You can find this information at Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 26, Section 10.5 
 
 
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 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 Section 422.112(a)(3).

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 42 of the plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage.