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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 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). 
 
The rules say that 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. 
 
Payment is made for only one wheelchair at a time. Backup chairs are denied as not reasonable and 
necessary. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for 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 state that in this policy, the term PAP (positive airway pressure) device will refer to both a single-
level continuous positive airway pressure device (E0601) and a bi-level respiratory assist device without back-
up rate (E0470) when it is used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. 
 
    An E0601 device is covered for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if criteria A  C are met: 
 
        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. 
 
        The beneficiary has a sleep test (as defined below) that meets either of the following criteria (1 or 2): 
 
            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, 
 
            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, 
                Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, or history of stroke. 
 
        The beneficiary and/or their caregiver has received instruction from the supplier of the device in the 
proper use and care of the equipment. 
 
If a claim for an E0601 is submitted and all of the criteria above have not been met, it will be denied as not 
reasonable and necessary. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) 
Devices for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea L33718. 
 
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 state that when an initial below knee prosthesis (L5500) or a preparatory below knee prosthesis 
(L5510, L5520,L5530, L5540) is provided, prosthetic substitutions and/or additions of procedures and 
components are covered in accordance with the functional level assessment except for codes L5629, L5638, 
L5639, L5646, L5647, L5704, L5785, L5962, and L5980 which will be denied as not reasonable and 
necessary. When a below knee preparatory prefabricated prosthesis (L5535) is provided, prosthetic 
substitutions and/or additions of procedures are covered in accordance with the functional level assessment 
except for codes L5620, L5629, L5645, L5646, L5670, L5676, L5704, and L5962 which will be denied as not 
reasonable and necessary. 
 
You can find this information 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.
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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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has determined that extracorporeal 
photopheresis is reasonable and necessary under 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) under the 
following circumstances: 
1. Effective April 8, 1988, Medicare provides coverage for: 
Palliative treatment of skin manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that has not responded to 
other therapy. 
2. Effective December 19, 2006, Medicare also provides coverage for: 
Patients with acute cardiac allograft rejection whose disease is refractory to standard 
immunosuppressive drug treatment; and, 
Patients with chronic graft versus host disease whose disease is refractory to standard 
immunosuppressive drug treatment. 
3. Effective April 30, 2012, Medicare also provides coverage for: 
Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following 
lung allograft transplantation only when extracorporeal photopheresis is provided under a clinical 
research study 
You can find this rule in the Medicare National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Extracorporeal 
Photopheresis, Section 110.4. 
 
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 molecular diagnostic laboratory tests must undergo an application and technical assessment 
process through the Molecular Diagnostics (MolDX) contractor. MolDX will review all new test/assay clinical 
information to determine if a test meets Medicares reasonable and necessary requirement. Labs must submit a 
comprehensive dossier on each new test/assay prior to claim submission. MolDX will only cover and 
reimburse tests that demonstrate analytical and clinical validity, and clinical utility at a level that meets the 
Medicare reasonable and necessary requirement. This rule requires that all tests that are approved by this 
process be assigned a unique test identifier from the DEXTM Diagnostics Exchange. Only approved tests will be 
reimbursed consistent with the effective date of the coverage determination. This unique identifier must be 
reported on the claim. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Article: Billing and Coding: MolDX: 
Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT) A56853. 
 
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 facet joint interventions are considered medically reasonable and necessary for the 
diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain in patients who meet ALL the following criteria: 
-Moderate to severe chronic neck or low back pain, predominantly axial, that causes functional deficit 
measured on pain or disability scale. 
-Pain present for minimum of 3 months with documented failure to respond to noninvasive conservative 
management (as tolerated). 
-Absence of untreated radiculopathy or neurogenic claudication (except for radiculopathy caused by facet joint 
synovial cyst). 
-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 the Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD)- L38765, Facet Joint Interventions for Pain 
Management. 
 
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 a fixed height hospital bed (E0250, E0251, E0290, E0291, and E0328) is covered if one or 
more of the following criteria (1-4) are met: 
 
    The beneficiary has a medical condition which requires positioning of the body in ways not feasible with an 
ordinary bed. Elevation of the head/upper body less than 30 degrees does not usually require the use of a 
hospital bed, or 
    The beneficiary requires positioning of the body in ways not feasible with an ordinary bed in order to 
alleviate pain, or 
    The beneficiary requires the head of the bed to be elevated more than 30 degrees most of the time due to 
congestive heart failure, chronic pulmonary disease, or problems with aspiration, or 
    The beneficiary requires traction equipment, which can only be attached to a hospital bed. 
 
A semi-electric hospital bed (E0260, E0261, E0294, E0295, and E0329) is covered if the beneficiary meets one 
of the criteria for a fixed height bed and requires frequent changes in body position and/or has an immediate 
need for a change in body position. You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Determination 
(LCD): Hospital Beds And Accessories (L33820). 
 
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 state that special supplemental benefit for the chronically ill (SSBCI) is a supplemental benefit that 
has, with respect to a chronically ill enrollee, a reasonable expectation of improving or maintaining the health 
or overall function of the enrollee. The Plan must have written policies for determining enrollee eligibility and 
must document its determination that an enrollee is a chronically ill enrollee. You can find this information in 
42 CFR 422.102. 
 
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 if you have been diagnosed by a qualified provider with certain chronic conditions and you 
meet certain criteria, you may be eligible for additional benefits. You can find this information on page 59 of 
the 2022 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 rules say that for all beneficiaries receiving home health services in 2021 whose services will continue in 
2022, the home health agency (HHA) shall submit a Notice of Admission (NOA) with a one-time, artificial 
'admission' date corresponding to the "From" date of the first period of continuing care in 2022. For example, if 
a period of care begins in 2021 and ends on January 10, 2022, the HHA submits and NOA with an admission 
date of January 11, 2022, and then submits a claim when the 30-day period of care is over. The HHA should 
submit the January 11, 2022, admission date on all subsequent claims until the beneficiary is discharged and 
another NOA is required. This is to ensure the claim is matched to the correct NOA and the correct receipt date 
is used for payment. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10, Section 
10.1.10.3. 
 
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.
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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 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. You can find this information 
in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-08, Medicare 
Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 10, Section 10.1.2. 
 
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 you receive your care from a provider who is eligible to provider services under 
Original Medicare. If you go to a provider who is not eligible to participate in Medicare, you will be 
responsible for the full cost of the services you receive. You can find this information on page 3-4 of the Plans 
2021 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 rules say that a PCD coded as E0650 or E0651 is covered for both primary and secondary lymphedema in 
beneficiaries with chronic and severe lymphedema when all of the following three requirements are met: 
1. The beneficiary has a diagnosis of lymphedema as defined above, and 
2. The beneficiary has persistence of chronic and severe lymphedema as identified by the documented 
presence of at least one of the following clinical findings: 
o Marked hyperkeratosis with hyperplasia and hyperpigmentation, 
o Papillomatosis cutis lymphostatica, 
o Deformity of elephantiasis, 
o Skin breakdown with persisting lymphorrhea, 
o Detailed measurements over time confirming the persistence of the lymphedema with a history 
evidencing a likely etiology, and 
3. In addition to this documented persistence, the lymphedema is then documented to be unresponsive to 
other clinical treatment over the course of a required four-week trial.  
A PCD coded as E0652, is covered for the treatment of lymphedema extending onto the chest, trunk and/or 
abdomen when all of the following are met: 
 The beneficiary has lymphedema of an extremity as defined above 
 The coverage criteria for an E0650 or E0651 are met 
 The beneficiary has lymphedema extending onto the chest, trunk and/or abdomen that extends past the 
limits of a standard compression sleeve, and the chest, trunk and/or abdominal lymphedema has failed 
to improve with a four-week trial. (See below for trial guidelines.) 
A PCD coded as E0652 used to treat lymphedema extending onto the chest, trunk and/or abdomen that does not 
meet all of the requirements above is not eligible for reimbursement. Claims will be denied as not reasonable 
and necessary. You can find this rule at Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33829: Pneumatic 
Compression Devices (eff. 1/1/20). 
 
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 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 services that are not medically necessary are not covered. The rules also say that 
experimental and investigational devices are not covered. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Sections 411.15 and 
411.15(o). 
 
The rules say that an MRI guided high intensity focused ultrasound is considered medically reasonable and 
necessary in patients who have essential tremor (ET) and all of the following: 
 
1. Medication refractory ET (defined as refractory to at least 2 trials of medical therapy, including at least 1 
first-line agent); 
2. Moderate to severe postural or intention tremor of the dominant hand (defined by a score of =2 on the 
Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (CRST)) 
3. Disabling ET (defined by a score of =2 on any of the 8 items in the disability subsection of the CRST); and 
4. Has failed deep brain stimulation or is not able to tolerate the procedure due to other medical problems. 
 
You can find this information in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Magnetic Resonance Image Guided 
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor (L37761). 
 
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 extracorporeal photopheresis is reasonable and necessary under 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (the Act) under the following circumstances: 
1.       Palliative treatment of skin manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that has not responded to other 
therapy. 
2.       Patients with acute cardiac allograft rejection whose disease is refractory to standard immunosuppressive 
drug treatment; and, Patients with chronic graft versus host disease whose disease is refractory to standard 
immunosuppressive drug treatment. 
3.       Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following 
lung allograft transplantation only when extracorporeal photopheresis is provided under a clinical research 
study that meets the conditions.  
 
All other indications for extracorporeal photopheresis not otherwise indicated above as covered remain non-
covered. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, 
Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determination for Extracorporeal Photopheresis, 110.4.  
 
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 CUSTOM FABRICATED KNEE ORTHOSES (L1834, L1840, L1844, L1846, L1860): 
 
A custom fabricated orthosis is covered when there is a documented physical characteristic which requires the 
use of a custom fabricated orthosis instead of a prefabricated orthosis. Examples of situations which meet the 
criterion for a custom fabricated orthosis include, but are not limited to: 
 
    Deformity of the leg or knee; 
 
    Size of thigh and calf; 
 
    Minimal muscle mass upon which to suspend an orthosis. 
 
Although these are examples of potential situations where a custom fabricated orthosis may be appropriate, 
suppliers must consider prefabricated alternatives such as pediatric knee orthoses in beneficiaries with small 
limbs, straps with additional length for large limbs, etc. 
 
If a custom fabricated orthosis is provided but the medical record does not document why that item is 
medically necessary instead of a prefabricated orthosis, the custom fabricated orthosis will be denied as not 
reasonable and necessary. 
 
Custom fabricated orthoses (L1834, L1840, L1844, L1846, L1860) are not reasonable and necessary in the 
treatment of knee contractures in cases where the beneficiary is nonambulatory. 
 
A custom fabricated knee immobilizer without joints (L1834) is covered if criteria 1 and 2 are met: 
 
    The coverage criteria for the prefabricated orthosis code L1830 are met; and 
 
    The general criterion defined above for a custom fabricated orthosis is met. 
 
If an L1834 orthosis is provided and both criteria 1 and 2 are not met, the orthosis will be denied as not 
reasonable and necessary. 
 A custom fabricated derotation knee orthosis (L1840) is covered for instability due to internal ligamentous 
disruption of the knee (refer to the Group 3 ICD-10 Codes in the LCD-related Policy Article). 
 
A custom fabricated knee orthosis with an adjustable flexion and extension joint (L1844, L1846) is covered if 
criteria 1 and 2 are met: 
 
    The coverage criteria for the prefabricated orthosis codes L1843, L1845, L1851 and L1852 are met; and 
 
    The general criterion defined above for a custom fabricated orthosis is met. 
 
If an L1844 or L1846 orthosis is provided and both criteria 1 and 2 are not met the orthosis will be denied as 
not reasonable and necessary. You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Determination 
(LCD): Knee Orthoses (L33318). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.