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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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, 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 in most situations, your network PCP may need to give you approval in advance before you can 
use other providers in the plan's network, such as specialists, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, or home health 
care agencies. You can find this information on pages 37 to 38 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage. 
 
The contract also says Prior to receiving home health services, a doctor must certify that you need home health 
services and will order home health services to be provided by a home health agency. You must be 
homebound, which means leaving home is a major effort. You can find this information on page 65 of the 
Plan's 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 Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving 
the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare 
defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, 
dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this 
rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. The Plan contract says that 
dental case such as dentures are not covered under any condition. You can find this information on page 110 of 
the Plans 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 state that prostate cancer genetic testing services will be covered when Prostate-Specific Antigen 
(PSA) testing results are less than 10 ng/mL. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): 
Biomarker Testing (Prior to Initial Biopsy) for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis (L37733). 
 
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 replacement refers to the provision of an identical or nearly identical item. Situations 
involving the provision of a different item because of a change in medical condition are not addressed in this 
section. 
 
Equipment which the beneficiary owns or is a capped rental item may be replaced in cases of loss or irreparable 
damage. Irreparable damage refers to a specific accident or to a natural disaster (e.g., fire, flood). A physicians 
order and/or new Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN), when required, is needed to reaffirm the medical 
necessity of the item. 
 
Irreparable wear refers to deterioration sustained from day-to-day usage over time and a specific event cannot 
be identified. Replacement of equipment due to irreparable wear takes into consideration the reasonable useful 
lifetime of the equipment. If the item of equipment has been in continuous use by the patient on either a rental 
or purchase basis for the equipments useful lifetime, the beneficiary may elect to obtain a new piece of 
equipment. Replacement may be reimbursed when a new physician order and/or new CMN, when required, is 
needed to reaffirm the medical necessity of the item. 
 
The reasonable useful lifetime of durable medical equipment is determined through program instructions. In the 
absence of program instructions, A/B MACS (B) may determine the reasonable useful lifetime of equipment, 
but in no case can it be less than 5 years. Computation of the useful lifetime is based on when the equipment is 
delivered to the beneficiary, not the age of the equipment. Replacement due to wear is not covered during the 
reasonable useful lifetime of the equipment. During the reasonable useful lifetime, Medicare does cover repair 
up to the cost of replacement (but not actual replacement) for medically necessary equipment owned by the 
beneficiary. (See subsection A.) 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Internet-Only 
Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15, Section 110.2(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 Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving 
the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare 
defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, 
dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this 
rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. The contract lists the types of 
dental services that are covered. Prosthodontic services, including fixed bridge, are not listed and therefore are 
not covered services. You can find this information on pages 69 to 71 of the Plans 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 Medicare pays for ambulance services that meet certain requirements. One requirement is 
that the vehicle used as an ambulance must be equipped with emergency warning lights and sirens, 
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-
saving equipment. Another requirement is that the vehicle used as an ambulance must be staffed with two 
people, one of whom is certified as an emergency medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by 
wheelchair vans because wheelchair vans are vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You can find this 
rule at 42 CFR Sections 410.41(a) and (b). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that Wheelchair van (chair car) transportation is not covered even if provided by an ambulance 
company. You can find this information on page 51 of the Plan's July 1, 2021, to June 30, 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 Medicare pays for care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) when all of the following four 
factors are met: 
 
1. The patient requires skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation services; 
  
  2. The patient requires these services on a daily basis; 
3. As a practical matter, the daily skilled services can be provided only on an inpatient basis in a SNF; and 
4. The services are reasonable and necessary for the treatment of the patients illness or injury, or the services 
must be needed to establish a safe and effective maintenance program or to prevent the patient's condition from 
getting worse.  
 
You can find these rules at 42 CFR Section 409.31 and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 8, Section 30.   
 
The rules say that custodial care is not covered. Custodial care is personal care for a person who does not need 
ongoing care from trained medical or paramedical staff. Custodial care serves to help with the activities of 
daily living. This means the care includes help in walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, feeding, 
and using the toilet. Fixing meals and taking charge of medicine that usually can be self-administered are also 
custodial care services. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 16, Section 110. 
 
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 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 pages 1-7 to 1-8 of the Plan's 
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 ambulance services are only covered when the patient's clinical condition is such that other 
methods of transport are contraindicated. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.40(e). 
 
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 is required for non-emergency transportation. If prior authorization is not 
obtained and transport is provided by a non-contracted provider, you may be billed for ambulance services. 
You can find this information on page 65 of the Plan's 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 treatment of varicose veins will be covered if the veins are more than 4mm in diameter, and 
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 the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, 
Treatment of (L33575) - Effective November 21, 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, 
-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 the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, 
Treatment of (L33575) - Effective November 21, 2019. 
 
The rules say that coverage of endovenous ablation therapy is limited to patients with: 
 
-a maximum vein diameter of 12 mm for cyanoacrylate embolization (CAE), polidocanol microfoam (PEM) 
and mechanochemical ablation (MOCA); and 
-absence of thrombosis or vein tortuosity, which would impair catheter advancement (except for PEM). 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity, 
Treatment of (L33575) - Effective November 21, 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.
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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 effective for claims with dates of service July 1, 2007 and after, the non-Outpatient 
Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) will be integrated into the OPPS OCE. 
This integration will result in the routing of all institutional outpatient claims, including non-OPPS hospital 
claims, through a single integrated OCE eliminating the need to update two separate OCE software packages 
on a quarterly basis. The integrated OCE does not change the current logic that is applied to outpatient bill 
types that already pass through the OPPS OCE software. It merely expands the software usage to include non-
OPPS hospitals. This new software product will be referred to as the Integrated OCE (I/OCE). The I/OCE 
instructions and specifications are provided via Recurring Update Notifications. They are also posted on the 
Web at the following address 
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/OutpatientCodeEdit/OCEQtrReleaseSpecs. You can find this 
information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, 
Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 4, Section 40.1. 
 
The rules say that C1734 should always be billed with CPT codes 27870, 28715, 28725 and 28705. You can 
find this information in the Medicare Learning Network, July 2020 Update of the Hospital Outpatient 
Prospective Payment System (OPPS). 
 
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 Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract includes a list of covered supplemental dental services. The contract specifically says that any 
procedure not listed is not covered. Surgical placement of implant body: endosteal implant (D6010) is not 
included on this list and is not a covered supplemental benefit. You can find this information on pages 4-63 to 
4-77 of the Plans 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC), and on pages 4-63 to 4-77 of the Plan's 2022 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 may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable 
and necessary. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. 
  
Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a 
medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to 
other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines 
that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must 
show that the step therapy drugs: have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or 
adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or 
other harm to the enrollee.  
 
Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B 
drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B 
drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 
CFR Sections 422.2 and 422.136. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. 
Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. The 
health plan contract says that Injectafer is subject to step therapy. The patient must meet the following criteria: 
one of the following applies: has had tried or cannot use Infed (iron dextran) and Venofer (iron sucrose) (step 
therapy requirement). You can find this rule in the plan's step therapy policy.
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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 Indications and Limitations of Coverage 
 
    a. CMS continues to nationally cover FDG PET imaging for the initial anti-tumor treatment strategy for male 
and female breast cancer only when used in staging distant metastasis. 
    b. CMS continues to nationally cover FDG PET to determine initial anti-tumor treatment strategy for 
melanoma other than for the evaluation of regional lymph nodes. 
    c. CMS continues to nationally cover FDG PET imaging for the detection of pre-treatment metastasis (i.e., 
staging) in newly diagnosed cervical cancers following conventional imaging. 
 
C.1      Initial Anti-Tumor Treatment Strategy Nationally Non-Covered Indications 
 
    a. CMS continues to nationally non-cover initial anti-tumor treatment strategy in Medicare beneficiaries who 
have adenocarcinoma of the prostate. 
    b. CMS continues to nationally non-cover FDG PET imaging for diagnosis of breast cancer and initial 
staging of axillary nodes. 
    c. CMS continues to nationally non-cover FDG PET imaging for initial anti-tumor treatment strategy for the 
evaluation of regional lymph nodes in melanoma. 
    d. CMS continues to nationally non-cover FDG PET imaging for the diagnosis of cervical cancer related to 
initial anti-tumor treatment strategy. 
 
3.      Subsequent Anti-Tumor Treatment Strategy 
B.2.      Subsequent Anti-Tumor Treatment Strategy Nationally Covered Indications 
Three FDG PET scans are nationally covered when used to guide subsequent management of anti-tumor 
treatment strategy after completion of initial anti-cancer therapy. Coverage of more than three FDG PET scans 
to guide subsequent management of anti-tumor treatment strategy after completion of initial anti-cancer therapy 
shall be determined by the local Medicare Administrative Contractors. 
4.      Synopsis of Coverage of FDG PET for Oncologic Conditions 
 
You can find this information in Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD): Positron Emission 
Tomography (FDG) for Oncologic Conditions (220.6.17). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.