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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 the provider, supplier, or beneficiary, as appropriate, must furnish to the intermediary or 
carrier sufficient information to determine whether payment is due and the amount of payment. You can find 
this rule at 42 CFR 424.5. 
 
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 Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-08, Medicare Program Integrity 
Manual Chapter 3, 3.3.2.1. 
 
The rules say that a Standard Written Order (SWO) must be communicated to the supplier before a claim is 
submitted. If the supplier bills for an item addressed in this policy without first receiving a completed SWO, 
the claim shall be denied as not reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage 
Determination (LCD) - Pneumatic Compression Device (L33829) - Effective January 1, 2020. 
 
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. This benefit includes certain 
dental services listed in the dental benefits chart. Removal of an impacted tooth (D7240) is not among the 
services covered by the Plan's dental benefits. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 4-58 to 4-70 
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 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 $150 copayment each day for days 1 to 100 for out-of-network SNF 
care. You can find this information page 101 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 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 nerve blocks cause the temporary interruption of conduction of impulses in peripheral nerves 
or nerve trunks by the injection of local anesthetic solutions. Their utility in the diagnosis and treatment of non-
neuropathic pain and specific syndromes mediated by sympathetic nervous system overactivity has been 
established. 
 
 Diagnostic - to determine the source of pain e.g., to identify or pinpoint a nerve that acts as a pathway for 
pain; to determine the type of nerve that conducts the pain; to distinguish between pain that is central (within 
the brain and spinal cord) or peripheral (outside the brain and spinal cord) in origin; or to determine whether a 
neurolytic block or surgical lysis of the nerve should be performed. The type of diagnostic test may include 
injecting saline to stimulate pain or injecting an anesthetic agent to evaluate the patient's response, as an initial 
diagnostic step so that other pain relief options may be considered. 
 
 Therapeutic - to treat painful conditions that respond to nerve blocks (e.g., celiac block for pain of pancreatic 
cancer) and /or inappropriate sympathetic nervous system activity. An appropriate injection of local 
anesthetic induces a temporary interruption in the conduction of impulses by peripheral nerves or nerve trunks. 
Longer-lasting or permanent blockade may be induced with the injection of neurolytic agents and/or 
application of thermal (not pulsed) radiofrequency. When blockade has been of value in the relief of acute or 
chronic cancer related pain, somatic or epidural blockade may be maintained through the infusion of local 
anesthetics via indwelling catheter. You can find these rules in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Nerve 
Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy L35457. 
 
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. 
 
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 contract 
says the Plan will provide up to a $150 allowance every year for vision hardware. You will pay any remaining 
balance. You can find this information on page 107 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. This benefit includes 
preventive and comprehensive services. Retainer crowns (D6740) and porcelain or ceramic pontics (D6245) 
are excluded from this benefit. You can find this information on pages 77 to 78 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 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. This benefit includes problem 
focused limited oral evaluation (D0140) and is limited to one procedure per plan year. The Plan contract also 
says that you must pay a 50% coinsurance for surgical extractions (D7210). You can find this information on 
pages 4-60 and 4-69 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 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 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 in Chapter 3 on page 55 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 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 20% coinsurance for the total cost for all other Medicare Part B drugs, 
including chemotherapy drugs. Administration of covered Part B prescription drugs is included in the total cost. 
You can find this information on page 81 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 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. This benefit includes the 
requested item or service but is limited to once very 3 Plan years. You can find this information on pages 4-80 
to 4-95 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 state that one to two levels, either unilateral or bilateral, are allowed per session per spine region. The 
need for a three or four-level procedure bilaterally may be considered under unique circumstances and with 
sufficient documentation of medical necessity on appeal. A session is a time period, which includes all 
procedures (i.e., medial branch block (MBB), intraarticular injections (IA), facet cyst ruptures, and RFA 
ablations that are performed during the same day. You can find this rule in the Medicare Local Coverage 
Determination (LCD)- L35936, 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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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 the use of short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) will be considered to be 
medically reasonable and necessary to assist in the diagnosis of certain neuropathologic states (as described 
below) in order to provide information for treatment and for intraoperative testing during spinal surgeries in 
which there is risk of additional nerve or spinal cord injury. 
 
SSEPs are used to evaluate the more proximal segments of nerves and the integrity of the central 
somatosensory pathways when slowing of conduction through the brain and/or brainstem, spinal cord, and/or 
peripheral nerves is suspected. This would include conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cervical spondylosis 
with myelopathy, coma, spinal cord trauma, hereditary and idiopathic peripheral neuropathies, inflammatory 
and toxic neuropathies, myoclonus, Friedreichs ataxia, syringomyelia, spinal cord tumors, spinal stenosis and 
other conditions where there is spinal cord compression. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Somatosensory Testing 
(L33958). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 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. This benefit includes only 
those items and services specifically listed in your Plan contract. Non-intravenous conscious sedation (D9248) 
is not covered under the Plans dental benefits. You can find this information on pages 4-83 to 4-93 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 PBT is one of the acceptable forms of external beam radiation therapy that may be used to 
administer Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) or Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS). When PBT is 
used to administer SBRT or SRS, the delivery and management codes relevant for SBRT or SRS apply, and the 
same clinical indications apply as for those treatment strategies. 
 
Group 2 
Coverage of proton beam therapy in Group 2 is limited to providers who have demonstrated experience in data 
collection and analysis with a history of publication in the peer-reviewed medical literature. 
 
Prostate cancer, without distant metastases 
 
Prostate Cancer 
Coverage and payments of proton beam therapy for prostate cancer will require: 
 
    Physician documentation of patient selection criteria (stage and other factors as represented in the NCCN 
guidelines); 
    Documentation and verification that the patient was informed of the range of therapy choices, including risks 
and benefits. 
 
You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Proton Beam Therapy 
(L35075). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 effective for dates of service on or after October 9, 2014, The CologuardTM test is covered 
once every three years for Medicare beneficiaries that meet all of the following criteria: 
 
-Age 50 to 85 years, and, 
-Asymptomatic (no signs or symptoms of colorectal disease including but not limited to lower gastrointestinal 
pain, blood in stool, positive guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (iFOBT)), 
and, 
-At average risk of developing colorectal cancer (no personal history of adenomatous polyps, colorectal cancer, 
or inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis; no family history of colorectal 
cancers or adenomatous polyps, familial adenomatous polyposis, or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer). 
 
You can find this rule in National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests 
(210.3) - Effective October 9, 2014. 
 
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 for a patient who has had an implant(s) placed for reconstructive or cosmetic purposes, 
Medicare considers treatment of any 1 or more of the following conditions to be medically necessary: 
 
   - Broken or failed implant 
   - Infection 
   - Implant extrusion 
   - Siliconoma or granuloma 
   - Interference with diagnosis of breast cancer 
   - Painful capsular contracture with disfigurement. 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery 
(L33428). 
 
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 a $21.33 copayment for Lab services in an outpatient hospital. You can 
find this information on page(s) 80 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage.