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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 Part B generally does not pay for drugs that are usually self-administered by the 
patients who take them. Examples of self-administered drugs are drugs in pill form and those used for self-
injection. The only exceptions are: 
 
1. blood-clotting factors;  
2. drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy; 
3. erythropoietin for dialysis patients;  
4. osteoporosis drugs for certain homebound patients; 
5. certain oral cancer drugs;  
6. oral anti-emetics used in certain situations;  
7. drugs treated as supplies during an outpatient hospital procedure; and  
8. drugs required for the effective use of durable medical equipment. 
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, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5, and 110.3. 
 
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 covered drugs include: Drugs that usually arent self-administered by the patient and are 
injected or infused while you are getting physician, hospital outpatient, or ambulatory surgical center services. 
You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 4-41 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 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. 
 
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 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 $35 copayment for in-network physical therapy in-person visits. You 
can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 60 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 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 $188 copayment for Skilled nursing facility (SNF) care. You can find 
this information on page(s) 119 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 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 Correct Coding Initiative was developed to promote correct coding and to control 
improper coding leading to inappropriate payment in Part B claims. The Coding Policy Manual also explains 
what is referred to as Column One/Column Two Correct Coding and Mutually Exclusive Edits. These are code 
pairs that should not be reported together. Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) subject all line items 
for the same beneficiary, same National Provider Identifier (NPI), and same date of service to National Correct 
Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits. The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) File Formats continue to 
include a Correct Coding Modifier Indicator (CCMI) for the Column One / Column Two Correct Coding edit 
file. This indicator determines whether an NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP)-associated modifier causes the 
code pair to bypass the edit. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet 
Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 20.9. 
 
The rules say that post-surgical services are included in the global surgical package. You can find this rule in 
the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) Internet-Only Manual Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 40.1. 
 
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 following are the listed indications for surgical treatment and sclerotherapy:  
1. A 3-month trial of conservative therapy such as exercise, periodic leg elevation, weight loss, 
compressive therapy, and avoidance of prolonged immobility where appropriate, has failed, and 
2. The patient is symptomatic and has one, or more, of the following: 
a. Pain, aching, cramping, burning, itching and/or swelling during activity or after prolonged 
standing severe enough to impair mobility 
b. Recurrent episodes of superficial phlebitis 
c. Non-healing skin ulceration 
d. Bleeding from a varicosity 
e. Stasis dermatitis 
f. Refractory dependent edema 
3. The treatment of spider veins/telangiectasis will be considered medically necessary only if there is 
associated hemorrhage. 
You can find more information in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Treatment of Varicose Veins of the 
Lower Extremities (L34536). 
 
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 program reimbursement for hyperbaric oxygen therapy will be limited to that which is 
administered in a chamber (including the one man unit) and is limited to the following conditions: 
1. Acute carbon monoxide intoxication, 
2. Decompression illness, 
3. Gas embolism, 
4. Gas gangrene, 
5. Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia. HBO therapy is a valuable adjunctive treatment to be used in 
combination with accepted standard therapeutic measures when loss of function, limb, or life is 
threatened. 
6. Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs. As in the previous conditions, HBO therapy would be an 
adjunctive treatment when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. 
7. Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis), 
8. Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency, 
9. Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts (not for primary management of wounds), 
10. Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management, 
11. Osteoradionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 
12. Soft tissue radionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 
13. Cyanide poisoning, 
14. Actinomycosis, only as an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to 
antibiotics and surgical treatment, 
15. Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities in patients who meet the following three criteria:  
a. Patient has type I or type II diabetes and has a lower extremity wound that is due to diabetes; 
b. Patient has a wound classified as Wagner grade III or higher; and 
c. Patient has failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy. 
You can find more information in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Internet-Only Manual, 
Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, 
20.29. 
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 a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost sharing information 
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and 
(b). 
 
The rules say that a copayment is a fixed amount charged to an enrollee on a per-service basis. The rules say 
that coinsurance is a fixed percentage of the total amount paid for a health care service that can be charged to 
an enrollee on a per-service basis. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.2. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that enrollees must pay a $45 copayment for Medicare covered exam to diagnose and treat 
diseases or conditions of the eye.. You can find this information on page(s) 123 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 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). 
 
An ILR is used when syncope is thought to be cardiac-related but is too infrequent to be detected by either a 
HolterTM monitor or a traditional pre-symptom MLR. You can find this information in the National Coverage 
Determination (NCD) for Electrocardiographic Services (20.15). 
 
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 does not pay for hearing aids or examinations for the purpose of prescribing, 
fitting, or changing hearing aids. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(d). 
 
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 does not list dispensing fees as a covered service. You can find this information on page 36 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 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 in Chapter 3 on page 32 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. You 
can find this information on pages 67 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 Part B generally does not pay for drugs that are usually self-administered by the 
patients who take them. Examples of self-administered drugs are drugs in pill form and those used for self-
injection. The only exceptions are: 
 
1. blood-clotting factors;  
2. drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy; 
3. erythropoietin for dialysis patients;  
4. osteoporosis drugs for certain homebound patients; 
5. certain oral cancer drugs;  
6. oral anti-emetics used in certain situations;  
7. drugs treated as supplies during an outpatient hospital procedure; and  
8. drugs required for the effective use of durable medical equipment. 
 
For an oral anti-cancer drug to be covered under Part B, it must: 
1. Be prescribed by a physician or other practitioner licensed under State law to prescribe such drugs as anti-
cancer chemotherapeutic agents; 
2. Be a drug or biological that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); 
3. Have the same active ingredients as a non-self-administrable anti-cancer chemotherapeutic drug or 
biological that is covered when furnished incident to a physicians service. The oral anti-cancer drug and the 
non-self-administrable drug must have the same chemical/generic name as indicated by the FDAs Approved 
Drug Products (Orange Book), Physicians Desk Reference (PDR), or an authoritative drug compendium; 
4. Be used for the same indications, including unlabeled uses, as the non-self-administrable version of the drug; 
and 
5. Be reasonable and necessary for the individual patient. 
 
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, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5,50.5.3, and 110.3. 
 
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 state that an initial thermal radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of cervical, thoracic, or lumbar 
paravertebral facet joint (medial branch) nerves is considered medically reasonable and necessary for patients 
who have had at least two (2) medically reasonable and necessary diagnostic medical branch blocks (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). Repeat thermal facet joint RFA at the same anatomic 
site is considered medically reasonable and necessary provided the patient had a minimum of consistent 50% 
improvement in pain for at least six (6) months or at least 50% consistent improvement in the ability to perform 
previously painful movements and activities of daily living (ADLs) as compared to baseline measurement 
using the same scale. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain 
Management (L34892). 
 
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 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 42 of the 
Plan's 2022 EOC.