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 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 the 
items and services listed in the covered routine dental benefits chart. A limited oral evaluation (D0140), a 
periapical x-ray (D0220), an extraction (D7210), and nitrous oxide (D9230) are not covered by the Plan's 
routine dental benefits. You can find this information on pages 4-80 to 4-84 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 minimally invasive surgical (MIS) fusion of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) utilizing a lateral 
transfixation approach is considered medically necessary when ALL of the following criteria are met: 
 Have moderate to severe pain with functional impairment and pain that persists, despite a minimum 6 
months of intensive nonoperative treatment that must include medication optimization, activity 
modification, bracing, and active therapeutic exercise targeted at the lumbar spine, pelvis, SIJ and hip 
including a home exercise program 
 Patients report of typically unilateral pain that is caudal to the lumbar spine (L5 vertebrae), localized 
over the posterior SIJ, and consistent with SIJ pain 
 A thorough physical examination demonstrating localized tenderness with palpation over the sacral 
sulcus (Fortins point, i.e., at the insertion of the long dorsal ligament inferior to the posterior superior 
iliac spine (PSIS) in the absence of tenderness of similar severity elsewhere (e.g., greater trochanter, 
lumbar spine, coccyx) and that other obvious sources for their pain do not exist 
 Positive response to a cluster of 3 provocative tests (e.g., thigh thrust test, compression test, Gaenslens 
test, distraction test, Patricks sign, posterior provocation test) 
 Absence of generalized pain behavior (e.g., somatoform disorder) or generalized pain disorders (e.g., 
fibromyalgia) 
 Diagnostic imaging studies that include ALL of the following: 
 Imaging (plain radiographs and a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging 
(MRI)) of the SIJ that excludes the presence of destructive lesions (e.g., tumor, infection), 
fracture, traumatic SIJ instability, or inflammatory arthropathy that would not be properly 
addressed by percutaneous SIJ fusion (SIJF) 
 Imaging of the pelvis (anteroposterior (AP) plain radiograph) to rule out concomitant hip 
pathology 
 Imaging of the lumbar spine (CT or MRI) to rule out neural compression or other degenerative 
condition that can be causing low back or buttock pain 
 At least 75% reduction of pain for the expected duration of 2 anesthetics (on separate visits, each with a 
different duration of action), and the ability to perform previously painful maneuvers, following an 
image-guided, contrast-enhanced intra-articular SIJ injection 
 A trial of at least 1 therapeutic intra-articular SIJ injection (i.e., corticosteroid injection) 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Minimally Invasive Surgical (MIS) Fusion of 
the Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ), L39025.  
 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).
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 there is $750 deductible which applies to certain items and services. The Plan deductible
applies to the telehealth mental health visit. You can find this information on pages 100 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).
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
The Plan contract states that enrollees must pay an 80% coinsurance for exams, cleanings, dental x-rays,
restorative services, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral/maxillofacial surgery, and other services
rendered by an out-of-network provider. You can find this on page 71 of the Plans 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 cover a Power Mobility Device (PMD) (i.e., power wheelchair or scooter) for 
a person who meets the following criteria:  
 
1. The person must have a personal mobility deficit;  
2. The deficit must impair their participation in mobility related activities of daily living (MRADLs) such 
as toileting, feeding, grooming and bathing in customary locations within the home;  
3. The persons condition must not be able to be ameliorated by a walker, cane or manual wheelchair; and 
4. The person must be capable of safely operating the PMD.  
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 280.3(B). 
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. 
II. 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:  
A. The Group 3 criteria IV(A) and IV(B) are met; and B. 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 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.
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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 in order for clinical psychology services to be covered, there must either be a referral from 
the patient's primary care or attending physician or there must be evidence in the record that the clinical 
psychologist has consulted or attempted to consult with the patient's primary care or attending physician. If the 
patient consents to this consultation or declines consent, this must also be in the medical record.  You can find 
this rule at 42 CFR 410.71. 
 
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 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 also says that the Plan covers a mandatory supplemental hearing benefit. Out-of-network you pay a 
25% coinsurance, then any amount over $1,000 every 3 years. You can find this information on page 92 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). 
 
The rules say 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 information in Medicare's Local Coverage 
Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management (L35936). 
 
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, as a general rule, the date of service for clinical laboratory tests must be the date that the 
specimen was collected. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 
Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 16, Section 40.8 - 
Date of Service (DOS) for Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Specimens (Rev. 4481; Issued: 12-20-19, 
Effective: 01-01-20, Implementation: 01-23-20). 
 
The rules say that in the case of a molecular pathology test performed by a laboratory other than a blood bank 
or center, or a test designated by CMS as an ADLT under paragraph (1) of the definition of advanced 
diagnostic laboratory test in 42 CFR 414.502, the DOS must be the date the test was performed only if: 
 
-The test was performed following a hospital outpatients discharge from the 
 hospital outpatient department; 
-The specimen was collected from a hospital outpatient during an encounter 
 (as both are defined in 42 CFR 410.2); 
-It was medically appropriate to have collected the sample from the hospital outpatient during the hospital 
outpatient encounter; 
-The results of the test do not guide treatment provided during the hospital outpatient encounter; and 
-The test was reasonable and medically necessary for the treatment of an illness. 
 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Internet-Only Manual, 
Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 16, Section 40.8 - Date of Service (DOS) for 
Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Specimens (Rev. 4481; Issued: 12-20-19, Effective: 01-01-20, 
Implementation: 01-23-20). 
 
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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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 an initial thermal 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 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 thermal11 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 ADLs as 
compared to baseline measurement using the same scale. 
 
Frequency limitation: For each covered spinal region no more than two (2) radiofrequency sessions will be 
reimbursed per rolling 12 months. 
 
You can find this information in Medicare's 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.
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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 a fluid, pneumatic, or electronic/microprocessor knee (L5828, L5848, L5856) is covered for 
beneficiaries whose functional level is 3 or above. Functional level 3 is defined as an enrollee who has the 
ability or potential for ambulation with variable cadence. Typical of the community ambulator who has the 
ability to traverse most environmental barriers and may have vocational, therapeutic, or exercise activity that 
demands prosthetic utilization beyond simple locomotion. 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. 
 
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 Medicare will cover a fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET scan for enrollees with a recent 
diagnosis of dementia and documented cognitive decline of at least 6 months, who meet diagnostic criteria for 
both Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). These patients have been evaluated for specific 
alternate neurodegenerative diseases or other causative factors, but the cause of the clinical symptoms remains 
uncertain. You can find this rule in the National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 220.6.13(B)(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.
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 does not pay for over-the-counter (OTC) items, including non-prescription drugs. 
You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 40.2.  
 
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 the plan covers certain approved, non-prescription, over the counter drugs and health related 
items, up to $125 every quarter. All orders must be placed through the Plan's approved retailer or purchased at 
a participating retail store. You can find this rule on page 91 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage.
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 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 no payment may be made for the implantation of dorsal column or depth brain stimulators or 
services and supplies related to such implantation, unless all of the conditions listed below have been met: 
 The implantation of the stimulator is used only as a late resort (if not a last resort) for patients with 
chronic intractable pain; 
 With respect to item a, other treatment modalities (pharmacological, surgical, physical, or psychological 
therapies) have been tried and did not prove satisfactory, or are judged to be unsuitable or 
contraindicated for the given patient; 
 Patients have undergone careful screening, evaluation and diagnosis by a multidisciplinary team prior to 
implantation. (Such screening must include psychological, as well as physical evaluation); 
 All the facilities, equipment, and professional and support personnel required for the proper diagnosis, 
treatment training, and follow up of the patient (including that required to satisfy item c) must be 
available; and 
 Demonstration of pain relief with a temporarily implanted electrode precedes permanent implantation. 
You can find the rules in Medicare's Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Spinal Cord Stimulators for 
Chronic Pain (L36204). 
 
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 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) covers percutaneous LAAC for non-
valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) through Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) with the following 
conditions: 
a. LAAC devices are covered when the device has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
Premarket Approval (PMA) for that devices FDA-approved indication and meet all of the conditions 
specified below: 
The patient must have: 
 A CHADS2 score  2 (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age > 75, Diabetes, Stroke/transient 
ischemia attack/thromboembolism) or CHA2DS2-VASc score  3 (Congestive heart failure, 
Hypertension, Age  65, Diabetes, Stroke/transient ischemia attack/thromboembolism, Vascular 
disease, Sex category) 
 A formal shared decision making interaction with an independent non-interventional physician using an 
evidence-based decision tool on oral anticoagulation in patients with NVAF prior to LAAC. 
Additionally, the shared decision making interaction must be documented in the medical record. 
 A suitability for short-term warfarin but deemed unable to take long-term oral anticoagulation following 
the conclusion of shared decision making, as LAAC is only covered as a second line therapy to oral 
anticoagulants. The patient (preoperatively and postoperatively) is under the care of a cohesive, 
multidisciplinary team (MDT) of medical professionals. The procedure must be furnished in a hospital 
with an established structural heart disease (SHD) and/or electrophysiology (EP) program. 
You can find this rule in the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) Publication 100-03, Medicare National 
Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual, Section 20.34. 
 
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.