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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 right heart catheterization, performed along with left heart catheterization, coronary 
angiography, or both, is seldom medically reasonable and necessary unless one disease process appears to 
affect both sides of the heart, or a different disease process appears to affect each side of the heart. 
 
Left heart catheterization is indicated for the diagnosis of, or treatment planning in patients with myocardial 
abnormalities or dysfunction (including ischemic disease, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, etc), valvular 
dysfunction, intracardiac shunts, congenital heart abnormalities, cardiac trauma, or pericardial tamponade. 
 
Coronary and bypass angiography are indicated for the diagnosis of, or treatment planning, for patients with 
anginal syndromes, atypical chest pain syndrome suggesting ischemia, congenital heart disease, following 
cardiac arrest thought to be due to ischemia or infarction, myocardial infarction, known atherosclerotic or other 
coronary disease, suspected graft or stent/PTCA closure, Prinzmetals angina, coronary shunts and fistulae, 
cardiac trauma and for treatment planning in patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures. It is also 
indicated for treatment planning in high-risk patients with evidence of ischemic heart disease undergoing high-
risk non-cardiac surgical procedures (arterial or aortic surgery, or surgery with large fluid shifts). 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Cardiac Catheterization and 
Coronary Angiography L33959. 
 
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 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 one procedure every 60 months You can find this information on 
page 99 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. 
 
The rules say that for DMEPOS (durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies) products that 
are supplied as refills to the original order, suppliers must contact the beneficiary prior to dispensing the refill 
and not automatically ship on a pre-determined basis, even if authorized by the beneficiary. This shall be done 
to ensure that the refilled item remains reasonable and necessary, existing supplies are approaching exhaustion, 
and to confirm any changes or modifications to the order. Contact with the beneficiary or designee regarding 
refills must take place no sooner than 14 calendar days prior to the delivery/shipping date. For delivery of 
refills, the supplier must deliver the DMEPOS product no sooner than 10 calendar days prior to the end of 
usage for the current product. This is regardless of which delivery method is utilized. 
 
For all DMEPOS items that are provided on a recurring basis, suppliers are required to have contact with the 
beneficiary or caregiver/designee prior to dispensing a new supply of items. Suppliers must not deliver refills 
without a refill request from a beneficiary. Items delivered without a valid, documented refill request will be 
denied as not reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) 
Nebulizers L33370. 
 
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 page 3-4 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 also says that non-emergency transportation by ambulance is appropriate if it is documented that the 
members condition is such that other means of transportation could endanger the persons health and that 
transportation by ambulance is medically required. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 12 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 repeat epidural steroid injections (ESIs) when the first injection directly and significantly 
provided improvement of the condition being treated may be considered medically reasonable and necessary 
when the medical record documents at least 50% of sustained improvement in pain relief and/or improvement 
in function measured from baseline using same scale for at least three months. If a patient fails to respond well 
to the initial ESI, a repeat ESI after 14 days can be performed, using a different approach, level and/or 
medication if appropriate, with the rationale and medical necessity for the second ESI documented in the 
medical record. 
 
The rules also say that the use of Moderate or Deep Sedation, General Anesthesia, and Monitored Anesthesia 
Care (MAC) is usually unnecessary or rarely indicated for these procedures and therefore not considered 
medically reasonable and necessary. You can find this information in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): 
Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management (L39036). 
 
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 when an above knee initial prosthesis (L5505) or an above knee preparatory (L5560, 
L5570, L5580, L5590, L5595, L5600) prosthesis is provided, prosthetic substitution and/or additions of 
procedures and components are covered in accordance with the functional level assessment except for codes 
L5610, L5631, L5640, L5642, L5644, L5648, L5705, L5706, L5964, L5980, and L5710, L5711, L5712, 
L5714, L5716, L5718, L5722, L5724, L5726, L5728, L5780, L5790, L5795 which will be denied as not 
reasonable and necessary. When an above knee preparatory prefabricated prosthesis (L5585) is provided, 
prosthetic substitution and/or additions of procedures and components are covered in accordance with the 
functional level assessment except for codes L5624, L5631, L5648, L5651, L5652, L5705, L5706, L5964, and 
L5966 which will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. 
 
No more than two of the same socket inserts (L5654, L5655, L5656, L5658, L5661, L5665, L5673, L5679, 
L5681, L5683) are allowed per individual prosthesis at the same time. 
 
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 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 Medicare documentation states capitation rates for contract years 2020 and 2021 do not consider the projected cost for a COVID-19 vaccine or its administration. Therefore, given the significant cost determination, Medicare payment for COVID vaccinations administered during calendar years 2020 and 2021 to beneficiaries will be made through the Medicare FFS program. Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in plans will be able to access the COVID-19 vaccine, without cost sharing, at any FFS provider or supplier that participates in Medicare and is eligible to bill under Part B for vaccine administration, including those enrolled in Medicare as a mass immunizer or a physician, non-physician practitioner, hospital, clinic, or group practice. Organizations should inform their contracted providers about this coverage policy and direct them to submit claims for administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for payment. You can find this in the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Center for Medicare document dated October 28, 2020, titled COVID-19 Vaccine Significant Cost Determination.
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 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 a modifier should be used to report bilateral procedures that are performed at the same
operative session as a single line item. Modifiers RT and LT are not used when a modifier applies. Modifier -
50 (bilateral) applies to diagnostic, radiological, and surgical procedures. You can find this rule in the Medicare
Claims Processing Manual Chapter 4 - Part B Hospital (Including Inpatient Hospital Part B and OPPS), Section
20.6 Use of Modifiers.
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 the
requested item or service but is limited to $1,000 every year for non-Medicare covered preventive dental
services and non-Medicare covered comprehensive dental services combined. You are responsible for any
amount above the dental coverage limit. You can find this information on pages 66-67 of the Plan's 2021
Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules state that the reasonable useful lifetime for oxygen equipment is 5 years. The RUL is not based on the 
chronological age of the equipment. It starts on the initial date of service and runs for 5 years from that date. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment - Policy Article 
A52514. 
 
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 Group 3 PWC with no power options (K0848, K0849, K0850, K0851, K0852, K0853, 
K0854, K0855) is covered if: 

A. All of the coverage criteria (a)-(e) for a PWC are met; and 
B. The beneficiary's mobility limitation is due to a neurological condition, myopathy, or congenital 
skeletal deformity; and 
C. The beneficiary has had a specialty evaluation that was performed by a licensed/certified 
medical professional, such as a PT or OT, or practitioner 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 PT, OT, 
or practitioner may have no financial relationship with the supplier; and 
D. The wheelchair is provided by a supplier 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 beneficiary. 

If a Group 3 PWC is provided and if criteria (IV)(A) - (IV)(D) are not met, it will be denied as not reasonable 
and necessary. 

A Group 3 PWC with Single Power Option (K0856, K0857, K0858, K0859, K0860) or with Multiple Power 
Options (K0861, K0862, K0863, K0864) is covered if: 

E. The Group 3 criteria IV(A) and IV(B) are met; and 
F. The Group 2 Single Power Option (criteria II[A] and II[B]) or Multiple Power Options (criteria 
III[A] and III[B]) (respectively) are met. 

If a Group 3 Single Power Option or Multiple Power Options PWC is provided and if criterion V(A) or (V)(B) 
is not met, it will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. You can find this rule at Local Coverage 
Determination (LCD) L33789: Power Mobility 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 history and clinical findings are critical factors to determine when a lumbar MRI is needed in 
order to efficiently manage low back pain and related disorders. Lumbar MRI may be indicated for a patient 
with a red-flag condition , such as a suspected tumor, infection, herniated intervertebral disc with nerve 
compression, or a major neurological problem. The MRI test result may be needed to evaluate these conditions 
to determine the need for surgery or other aggressive therapy, such as a work-up for metastatic cancer. "Red 
flags" are identified through an appropriate history plus a physical examination that typically includes 
evaluating muscle strength, limb circumference, reflexes, sensation, straight leg raise, and sitting knee 
extension tests. You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Lumbar 
MRI (L37281). 
 
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 Medicare approved amount for global surgery procedures includes payment for the 
following services related to the surgery when furnished by the physician who performs the surgery. 
 
   - Preoperative Visits 
   - Intra-operative Services 
   - Complications Following Surgery 
   - Postoperative Visits 
   - Postsurgical Pain Management 
   - Supplies 
   - Miscellaneous Services 
 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Medicare 
Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 40.1. 
 
Medicare rules also say that preoperative and/or postoperative critical care may be paid in addition to the 
procedure if the patient is critically ill (meets the definition of critical care) and requires the full attention of the 
physician, and the critical care is above and beyond and unrelated to the specific anatomic injury or general 
surgical procedure performed (for example, trauma, burn cases). When the critical care service is unrelated to 
the procedure, append the modifier -FT ((unrelated evaluation and management (E/M) visit on the same day as 
another E/M visit or during a global procedure (preoperative, postoperative period, or on the same day as the 
procedure, as applicable). You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet 
Only Manual, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.6.12.7. 
 
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 orthopedic shoes and other supportive devices for the feet generally are not covered. 
However, this exclusion does not apply to such a shoe if it is an integral part of a leg brace, and its expense is 
included as part of the cost of the brace. Also, this exclusion does not apply to therapeutic shoes furnished to 
diabetics. 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 290(3). 
 
The rules say that orthopedic footwear billed using codes L3219 will be denied as noncovered. You can find 
this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Article: Orthopedic Footwear - Policy Article (A52481). 
 
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 orthopedic shoes or supportive devices for the feet are only covered by Medicare if the shoes 
that are part of a leg brace and are included in the cost of the brace. Orthopedic or therapeutic shoes for people 
with diabetic foot disease. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 100 of the Plan's 2023 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 state that payment may be made under the physician fee schedule for the professional component of 
physician laboratory or physician pathology services furnished to hospital inpatients or outpatients. Payment is 
not made under the physician fee schedule for technical-component (TC) services furnished in institutional 
settings where the TC service is bundled into the facility payment, e.g., hospital inpatient and outpatient 
settings. For services furnished on or after July 1, 2012, an independent laboratory may not bill the Medicare 
contractor (and the Medicare contractor may not pay) for the TC of a physician pathology service furnished to 
a hospital inpatient or outpatient. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 
60. 
 
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.