Persius/hicric huggingface dataset:
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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 this is a non-coverage policy for all platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections and/or 
applications as a means of managing musculoskeletal injuries and/or joint conditions. 
While promising, we believe that there is insufficient high-quality evidence to justify the use of PRP for the 
treatment of any condition except for within the confines of a well-designed clinical trial. 
 
You can find these rules in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Platelet Rich Plasma, L38937. 
 
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 20% coinsurance for in-network prosthetic devices. You can find this 
information on page 110 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 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 Medicare Part B prescription drugs. You can find 
this information in Chapter 4, on page 77, of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).  
 
The Plan contract also says the most you will have to pay out-of-pocket for in-network covered Part A and  
Part B services is $1900. You can find this information in Chapter 4, on page 58, 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 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 per visit for 
Medicare-covered outpatient surgery. You can find this information in Chapter 4, on page 84, 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 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 $50 copayment for outpatient diagnostic tests and therapeutic services 
and supplies. You can find this information in Chapter 4, on page 77, of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage 
(EOC).
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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 anti-reflective coating is only covered when the provider documents medical necessity.  
This is done by adding a KW modifier to the claim. Progressive lenses are non-covered. You can find this rule 
at Medicare Local Coverage Article A52499 entitled Refractive Lenses. 
 
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 you are covered for one pair of standard eyeglasses following cataract surgery. You can 
find this information on page 103 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 state that the following breath tests are excluded from coverage: 
 Lactulose breath hydrogen for diagnosing small bowel bacterial overgrowth and measuring small bowel 
transit time. 
 CO2 for diagnosing bile acid malabsorption. 
 CO2 for diagnosing fat malabsorption. 
You can find this information in National Coverage Determination (NCD): Diagnostic Breath Analyses 
(100.5). 
 
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 December 1, 2000, Medicare covers sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose 
injection as a first line treatment of iron deficiency anemia when furnished intravenously to patients undergoing 
chronic hemodialysis who  are receiving supplemental erythropoeitin therapy. 
 
Effective October 1, 2001, Medicare also covers iron sucrose injection as a first line treatment of iron 
deficiency anemia when furnished intravenously to patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis who are 
receiving supplemental erythropoeitin therapy. 
 
You can find this information in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) - Intravenous Iron Therapy 
(110.10). 
 
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 state that TP53 gene testing may be performed during the diagnosis of Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), 
a cancer predisposition syndrome associated with the development of specific tumors. Clinical symptoms and 
diagnosis usually occur prior to Medicare eligibility and carrier testing is not a covered benefit. 
 
To receive a TP53 gene sequencing service denial, please submit the following claim information: 
 
    Select the appropriate CPT code 
    An Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) is not required for statutorily excluded services. 
        For a voluntary issued ABN, append with GX modifier 
        To indicate a valid ABN is on file for a known statutorily excluded service, append with a GY modifier 
    Select the appropriate diagnosis for the patient 
    Enter the appropriate DEX Z-CodeTM identifier adjacent to the CPT code in the comment/narrative field for 
the following Part B claim field/types: 
        Loop 2400 or SV101-7 for the 5010A1 837P 
        Box 19 for paper claim 
    Enter DEX Z-CodeTM identifier adjacent to the CPT code in the comment/narrative field for the following 
Part A claim field/types: 
        Line SV202-7 for 837I electronic claim 
        Block 80 for the UB04 claim form 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article Billing and Coding Billing and Coding: MolDX: 
TP53 Gene Test A55221. 
 
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 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 20% coinsurance for Medicare Part B prescription drugs. You can find 
this information in Chapter 4 on page 80 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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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 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) claims, 
the place of service is considered to be the place where the beneficiary will primarily use the DMEPOS item. 
Coverage for any DMEPOS items will be considered if the place of service is pharmacy, homeless shelter, 
prison/correctional facility, home, assisted living facility, group home, temporary lodging, custodial care 
facility, intermediate care facility, residential substance abuse treatment facility, psychiatric residential 
treatment center, or end state renal disease treatment facility. Coverage for consideration for DMEPOS items in 
a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility is limited. You can find this rule in the DME MAC Jurisdiction C 
Supplier Manual Chapter 6, Section 11. 
 
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 $20 copayment diagnostic procedures and tests in an in-network 
outpatient hospital. You can find this information on pages 71-73 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage 
(EOC).
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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 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 page 63 of the Plan's 2022 
Evidence of Coverage.
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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 there are some patients who require supplementation of their daily protein and caloric intake. 
These nutritional supplements are often given as a medicine between meals to boost protein-caloric intake or 
the mainstay of a daily nutritional plan. Medicare does not pay for nutritional supplements. You can find this 
rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, Medicare 
National Coverage Determination Manual, Chapter 1, Section 180.2. 
 
The rules say that enteral nutrition is covered for a beneficiary who requires feedings via an enteral access 
device to provide sufficient nutrients to maintain weight and strength commensurate with the beneficiary's 
overall health status and has a permanent: 
A. full or partial non-function or disease of the structures that normally permit food to reach the small 
bowel; OR, 
B. disease that impairs digestion and/or absorption of an oral diet, directly or indirectly, by the small 
bowel. 
Adequate nutrition must not be possible by dietary adjustment and/or oral supplements. 
Typical examples of conditions associated with non-function or disease of the structures that permit food from 
reaching the small bowel that qualify for coverage are head and neck cancer with reconstructive surgery and 
central nervous system disease leading to interference with the neuromuscular mechanisms of ingestion of such 
severity that the beneficiary cannot be maintained with oral feeding (not all inclusive). 
Typical examples of conditions associated with impaired digestion and/or absorption of an oral diet by the 
small bowel that may qualify for coverage include inflammatory bowel disease, surgical resection of small 
bowel, cystic fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis, and advanced liver disease (not all inclusive). 
If the coverage requirements for enteral nutrition are met, medically necessary nutrients, administration 
supplies, and equipment are covered. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Enteral 
Nutrition L38955. 
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 $350 copayment for ambulance services. You can find this information 
on page 69 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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 that a Group 3 power wheelchair can be covered only for enrollees who have a mobility 
limitation that is due to: 
 
1. A neurological condition; 
2. Myopathy; or 
3. Congenital skeletal deformity. 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Power Mobility Devices L33789. 
 
The rules say that Expandable Controller - An electronic system that is capable of accommodating one or more 
of the following additional functions: 
a. Proportional input devices (e.g., mini, compact, or short throw joysticks, touchpads, chin control, head 
control, etc.) other than a standard proportional joystick. 
b. Non-proportional input devices (e.g., sip and puff, head array, etc.) 
c. Operate 3 or more powered seating actuators through the drive control. (Note: Control of the power seating 
actuators though the Control Input Device would require the use of an additional component, E2310 or E2311.) 
 
The rules say that an expandable controller may also be able to operate one or more of the following: 
d. A separate display (i.e., for alternate control devices) 
e. Other electronic devices (e.g., control of an augmentative speech device or computer through the chair's 
drive control) 
f. An attendant control 
 
You can find these rules in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Wheelchair Options/Accessories, 
L33792. 
 
The rules say that a power tilt and recline seating system (E1006-E1008) includes: a solid seat platform and a 
solid back; any frame width and depth; detachable or flip-up fixed height or adjustable height armrests; fixed or 
swingaway detachable legrests; fixed or flip-up footplates; two motors and related electronics with or without 
variable speed programmability; a switch control which is independent of the power wheelchair drive control 
interface. 
 
 The rules say that a power leg elevation feature (E1010, E1012) involves dedicated motor(s) and related 
electronics with or without variable speed programmability which allows the legrest to be raised and lowered 
independently of the recline and/or tilt of the seating system. It includes a switch control which may or may not 
be integrated with the power tilt and/or recline control(s). 
 
You can find these rules in the Local Coverage Article - Wheelchair Options/Accessories - Policy Article, 
A52504. 
 
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 Group 4 power wheelchairs (PWCs) (K0868, K0869, K0870, K0871, K0877, K0878, 
K0879, K0880, K0884, K0885, K0886) have added capabilities that are not needed for use in the home. 
Therefore, if these wheelchairs are provided they will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. 
 
If the PWC base is not covered, then related accessories will be denied. 
 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Power Mobility Devices (L33789). 
 
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 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 covers one lower 
partial denture, cast metal framework with resin denture base (D5214) every five plan years. You can find this 
information on pages 4-58 to 4-71 of the Plans 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).