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 codes with a Medicare Status Indicator of E are codes that are not recognized 
by Medicare but for which an alternate code for the same item or service may be available.  No payment is 
made under any Medicare system for codes with this status indicator.  You can find this rule at Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Addendum D1 Proposed Payment Status Indicators for 2021. 
 
The rules say that procedure code S2900 has a status indicator of E. You can find this rule at Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, 
Transmittal 365, Change Request 892. 
 
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 pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and 
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency 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 Section 410.41(a). 
 
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 
doctors 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers 30 one-way trips every calendar year to plan-approved locations for non-emergency transportation. You 
can find this information on page 93 of the 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that providers/suppliers 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 say that if one laboratory procedure evaluates multiple genes using a next generation sequencing 
procedure, the laboratory shall report only one unit of service of one genomic sequencing procedure, molecular 
multianalyte assay, multianalyte assay with algorithmic analysis, or proprietary laboratory analysis code. If no 
code accurately describes the procedure performed, the laboratory may report CPT code 81479 (Unlisted 
molecular pathology procedure) with one unit of service. You can find this in the National Correct Coding 
Initiative (NCCI) Manual, Chapter 10, Section F(8). 
 
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 facet joint interventions are considered medically reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis 
and treatment of chronic pain in patients who meet ALL of the following criteria: 
 
1. Moderate to severe chronic neck or low back pain, predominantly axial, that causes functional deficit 
measured on pain or disability scale, and 
2. Pain that has been present for a minimum of 3 months with documented failure to respond to noninvasive 
conservative care management (as tolerated), and 
3. Absence of untreated radiculopathy or neurogenic claudication (except for radiculopathy caused by facet 
joint synovial cyst) 
4. There is no non-facet pathology per clinical assessment or radiology studies that could explain the source of 
the patients pain, including but not limited to fracture, tumor, infection, or significant deformity. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management 
(L38765) - Effective April 25, 2021. 
 
The rules say that the thermal radiofrequency destruction of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar paravertebral facet 
joint (median branch) nerves are considered medically reasonable and necessary after the patient has had at 
least two (2) medically reasonable and necessary diagnostic MBBs, with each one providing a consistent 
minimum of 80% sustained relief of primary (index) pain (with the duration of relief being consistent with the 
agent used). You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain 
Management (L38765) - Effective April 25, 2021. 
 
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 say that providers/suppliers 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 say that the Physician Fee Schedule Status Indicator I means that this code is not valid for Medicare 
purposes. Medicare uses another code for reporting of, and payment for, these services. You can find this 
information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, 
Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, 30.2.2. 
 
The rules say that no provider or supplier shall receive payment for services furnished to a Medicare 
beneficiary unless the provider or supplier is enrolled in the Medicare program. Further, it is essential that each 
provider and supplier enroll with the appropriate Medicare fee-for-service contractor. You can find this rule in 
the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 15, Section 15.1. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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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 custom fabricated mandibular advancement oral appliance (E0486) used to treat obstructive 
sleep apnea (OSA) is covered if criteria A - D are met. 
A. The beneficiary has an in-person clinical evaluation by the treating practitioner prior to the sleep test to 
assess the beneficiary for obstructive sleep apnea testing. Refer to the ICD-10 code list in the LCD-
related Policy Article for applicable diagnoses. 
B. The beneficiary has a Medicare-covered sleep test that meets one of the following criteria (1 - 3): 
0. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) or Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) is greater than or 
equal to 15 events per hour with a minimum of 30 events: or, 
1. The AHI or RDI is greater than or equal to 5 and less than or equal to 14 events per hour with a 
minimum of 10 events and documentation of: 
 . Excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired cognition, mood disorders, or insomnia; or, 
a. Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, or history of stroke; or, 
2. If the AHI> 30 or the RDI> 30 and meets either of the following (a or b): 
 . The beneficiary is not able to tolerate a positive airway pressure (PAP) device; or, 
a. The treating practitioner determines that the use of a PAP device is contraindicated. 
C. The device is ordered by the treating practitioner following a review of the report of the sleep test. (The 
practitioner who provides the order for the oral appliance could be different from the one who 
performed the clinical evaluation in criterion A.) 
D. The device is provided and billed for by a licensed dentist (DDS or DMD). 
If all of these criteria (A-D) are not met, the custom fabricated oral appliance (E0486) will be denied as not 
reasonable and necessary. 
You can find this information in the LCD: Oral Appliances for Obstructive Sleep Apnea L33611. 
 
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 say that MA plans may specify brands and manufacturers as preferred and charge lower cost-sharing 
for the preferred brands or may limit the DME to only those preferred brands and manufacturers, as long as the 
following conditions are met (42 CFR 422.100(l)): 
1. The MA plan provides all categories of DME covered under original Medicare Part B; 
2. The MA plan ensures that enrollees have access to all medically necessary (including non-preferred) 
DME products or brands; 
3. The MA plans contracted suppliers provide access to all preferred DME brands; 
4. During an enrollees first year of enrollment in an MA plan, if the enrollee requests, the plan will 
provide a 90-day transition period (commencing with the initial time of enrollment) during which the plan 
provides (and repairs, as applicable) non-preferred DME brands furnished in the previous year; 
5. Although the MA plan may add brands to its preferred formulary during the year, it may not remove 
any brands mid-year; 
6. The MA plan treats denials of non-preferred DME products or brands as organization determinations; 
7. The MA plan discloses DME coverage limitations and appeal rights in the case of a denial of a non-
preferred DME product or brand with the EOC and ANOC and on its website; and 
8. The MA plan provides full coverage, without limitation on brand and manufacturer, to DME categories 
or subcategories annually determined by CMS to require full coverage. 
 
You can find this rule in the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-16, 
Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 10.12.2. 
 
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 Diabetic Testing supplies (meters and test strips) obtained through the pharmacy are limited 
to Ascensia branded products (Breeze and Contour) and LifeScan branded products (OneTouch Verio Flex, 
OneTouch Verio Reflect, OneTouch Verio, OneTouch Ultra Mini and OneTouch Ultra 2). You can find this 
information on page 67 of the 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that providers/suppliers 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 say that radiology and other diagnostic services furnished to hospital outpatients are paid under the 
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) to the hospital. You can find this information in the Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing 
Manual, Chapter 13, 20.2.1. 
 
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.
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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 the services of Physical Therapy Assistants (PTAs) used when providing covered therapy 
benefits are included as part of the covered service. These services are billed by the supervising physical 
therapist. A physical therapist must supervise PTAs. The services of a PTA shall not be billed as services 
incident to a physician/non-physician practitioner's (NPP) service, because they do not meet the qualifications 
of a therapist. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Publication 
100-02, Internet-Only Manual, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 12, Section 230.1(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.
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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 coverage of services incident to the professional services of a physician or non-physician 
practitioner (NPP) is limited to situations in which there is direct supervision of auxiliary personnel. Direct 
supervision in the office setting means the physician must be present in the office suite and immediately 
available and able to provide assistance and direction throughout the time the service is performed. You can 
find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit 
Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 60. 
 
The rules also say that therapy services provided and billed incident to the services of a physician/NPP also 
must meet all incident-to requirements in Section 60 of Chapter 15 of the Benefit Policy Manual. For example, 
when therapy services are billed as incident to a physician/NPP services, the requirement for direct supervision 
by the physician/NPP and other incident to requirements must be met, even though the service is provided by a 
license therapist who may perform the services unsupervised in other settings. You can find this information in 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Publication 100-02. Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 
15, Section 230.5. 
 
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.
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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 $20 copayment per visit for laboratory tests, non-radiological diagnostic 
tests, flat film x-rays, and ultrasounds. You can find this information on page 81 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 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 $40 copayment for each visit for rehabilitation services. You can find 
this information on page 103 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
  
  The rules say that Medicare plans must make reasonable and diligent efforts to gather and forward information 
to the Independent Review Entity (IRE). You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Parts C & D Enrollee Grievances, Organization/Coverage 
Determinations, and Appeals Guidance Manual, Section 50.12.1. 
 
The rules say that a Medicare Plan is financially responsible for emergency services regardless of whether the 
services are obtained within or outside the Plan. Emergency services are covered whether there is prior 
authorization for the services. An emergency is defined as when a person would believe that without immediate 
medical attention there would be serious jeopardy to his or her health. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 
422.113(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.
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 nationally non-covered conditions for sterilization: 
 
Elective hysterectomy, tubal ligation, and vasectomy, if the primary indication for these procedures is 
sterilization; 
 
A sterilization that is performed because a physician believes another pregnancy would endanger the overall 
general health of the woman is not considered to be reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of 
illness or injury within the meaning of 1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act. The same conclusion would 
apply where the sterilization is performed only as a measure to prevent the possible development of, or effect 
on, a mental condition should the individual become pregnant; and sterilization of a mentally retarded person 
where the purpose is to prevent conception, rather than the treatment of an illness or injury. 
 
You can find this information in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) Sterilization 230.3. 
 
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 that molecular diagnostic tests used to assist in risk stratification of melanoma patients are 
covered when the patient has a personal history of melanoma with stage T1b and above, or, has T1a with 
documented concern about adequacy of microstaging. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage 
Determination (LCD): MolDX: Melanoma Risk Stratification Molecular Testing (L37748). 
 
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 all the following must be present for coverage eligibility: 
 
    As per NCD 90.2, this test is reasonable and necessary when: 
        the patient has either: 
            Recurrent cancer 
            Relapsed cancer 
            Refractory cancer 
            Metastatic cancer 
            Advanced cancer (stages III or IV) 
        AND has not been previously tested by the same test for the same genetic content 
        AND is seeking further treatment 
    The test has satisfactorily completed a TA by MolDX for the stated indications of the test 
    The assay performed includes at least the minimum genes and genomic positions required for the 
identification of clinically relevant FDA-approved therapies with a companion diagnostic biomarker as well as 
other biomarkers known to be necessary for clinical decision making for its intended use that can be reasonably 
detected by the test. Because these genes and variants will change as the literature and drug indications evolve, 
they are listed separately in associated documents such as the MolDX TA forms. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) MolDX: Next-Generation 
Sequencing for Solid Tumors L38119. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.