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 modifier -59 is used to indicate a distinct procedural service. This may represent a different 
session or patient encounter, different procedure or surgery, different site, or organ system, separate 
incision/excision, or separate injury. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual, Chapter 1, Section E(d). 
 
The rules say that if evaluation and management services occur on the day of surgery, the physician bills using 
modifier -57, not -25. The -57 modifier is not used with minor surgeries because the global period for 
minor surgeries does not include the day prior to the surgery. Moreover, where the decision to perform the 
minor procedure is typically done immediately before the service, it is considered a routine preoperative 
service and a visit or consultation is not billed in addition to the procedure. You can find this information in the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 40.2. 
 
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.
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 $275 copayment for outpatient surgery provided at a freestanding 
ambulatory surgical center. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 95 of the Plan's 2023 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 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 out-of-network outpatient diagnostic tests other than 
those with specified cost-share benefits. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 78 to 79 of the 
Plan's 2023 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 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 & 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, routine dental services, and cases 
in which the Plan authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information on page 30 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 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 & Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual for 
Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that the following data elements are required to submit a claim under home health PPS. For 
billing of home health claims not under an HH plan of care (not under HH PPS), see 90. Home health services 
under a plan of care are paid based on a 30-day period of care. HHAs submit an NOA at the beginning of an 
admission and then submit one claim for each 30-day period of care. Claims submitted before an NOA has 
been received for the beneficiary will be returned to the provider. 
Type of Bill 
Required - This 4-digit alphanumeric code gives two pieces of information. The first three digits indicate the 
base type of bill. The fourth digit indicates the sequence of this bill in this particular episode of care. The types 
of bill accepted for HH PPS claims are: 
032x - Home Health Services under a Plan of Treatment 
4th Digit  Definition 
7 - Replacement of Prior Claim - HHAs use to correct a previously submitted bill. Apply this code for the 
corrected or 
new bill. These adjustment claims must be accepted at any point within the timely filing period after the 
payment of the 
original claim. 
8 - Void/Cancel of a Prior Claim - HHAs use this code to indicate this bill is an exact duplicate of an incorrect 
bill 
previously submitted. A replacement claim must be submitted for the period of care to be paid. 
9 - Final Claim for an HH PPS Period  This code indicates an HH original bill to be processed following the submission of 
an HH PPS Notice of Admission (TOB 032A) 
HHAs must submit HH PPS claims with the 4th digit of 9. These claims may be adjusted with code 7 or 
cancelled with 
code 8. A/B MACs (HHH) do not accept late charge bills, submitted with code 5, on HH PPS claims. To 
add services 
within the period of a paid HH claim, the HHA must submit an adjustment. 
HHAs must report where home health services were provided. The following codes are used for this reporting: 
Q5001: Hospice or home health care provided in patients home/residence 
Q5002: Hospice or home health care provided in assisted living facility 
Q5009: Hospice or home health care provided in place not otherwise specified. You can find this information 
in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 10 - Home Health Agency Billing, 40.2 - HH PPS Claims. 
 
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 claims that bill CPT codes G0296 and 71271 with the date of service on or after October 1, 
2015 will be denied if the claim is not billed with ICD-10 codes Z87.891(personal history of tobacco 
use/personal history of nicotine dependence), F17.210 (Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated ), 
F17.211 (Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, in remission), F17.213 (Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with 
withdrawal), F17.218 (Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with other nicotine-induced disorders), or F17.219 
(Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, with unspecified nicotine-induced disorders). You can find this in the Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication Number 100-04, Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual, Chapter 18, Section 220.4. 
 
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 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 & Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual for 
Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that the provider, supplier, or beneficiary, as appropriate, must furnish to the intermediary or 
carrier sufficient information to determine whether payment is due and the amount of payment. You can find 
this rule at 42 CFR 424.5. 
 
The rules say for Medicare to consider coverage and payment for any item or service, the information 
submitted by the supplier or provider must corroborate the documentation in the beneficiary's medical 
documentation and confirm that Medicare coverage criteria have been met. You can see this in the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-08, Medicare Program Integrity 
Manual, Chapter 3, Section 3.3.2.1. 
 
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 & Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes certain 
preventative and comprehensive services. Exclusions apply. Augmentations or implants and any associated appliances, or removal of implants or any associated services, are excluded from coverage. You can find this 
information on pages 52-53 and 103-017 of the Plans 2023 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare plans must make reasonable and diligent efforts to gather and forward information 
to the Independent Review Entity (IRE). You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Parts C & D Enrollee Grievances, Organization/Coverage Determinations, and 
Appeals Guidance Manual, Section 50.12.1.  
 
The rules also 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 & Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual 
for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that the Physician Fee Schedule Status Indicator B means that payment for covered services is 
always bundled into payment for other services not specified. There will be no payment amounts for these 
codes and no separate payment is ever made. When these services are covered, payment for them is subsumed 
by the payment for the services to which they are incident. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing 
Manual, Chapter 23, Section 30.2.2. 
 
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.
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 $110 copayment for immunizations.  You can find this information on 
page(s) 61 of the Plan's 2023 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 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 a $950 deductible which applies to certain items and services. The Plan 
deductible applies to an out-of-network office visit. You can find this information on pages 52-53 of the Plan's 
2023 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).   
 
The Plan contract also says that enrollees must pay 45% coinsurance for an out-of-network office visit after the 
deductible has been met. You can find this information on pages 92-94 of the Plans 2023 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 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 $260 copayment for outpatient diagnostic tests and therapeutic services 
and supplies.  You can find this information on page(s) 65 of the Plan's 2023 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 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 Medicare has determined for which surgical services an assistant surgeon is medically 
necessary. This information can be found in the Medicare Fee Schedule Database. If the database contains an 
assistant at surgery indicator of 1 for the surgical procedure in question, Medicare has determined that an 
assistant is not medically necessary. Assistant surgeons will not be paid for these procedures. You can find this 
rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Medicare Claims Processing 
Manual, Chapter 12, Section 40.8. 
 
The rules say that modifier -59 is used to indicate a distinct procedural service. This may represent a different 
session or patient encounter, different procedure or surgery, different site, or organ system, separate 
incision/excision, or separate injury. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual, Chapter 1, Section E(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.
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. 
Effective for services performed on or after March 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
(CMS) has determined that Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) as a diagnostic laboratory test is reasonable 
and necessary and covered nationally, when performed in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments 
(CLIA)-certified laboratory, when ordered by a treating physician, and when all of the following requirements 
are met: 
   a. Patient has: 
i. either recurrent, relapsed, refractory, metastatic, or advanced stage III or IV cancer; and 
ii. not been previously tested with the same test using NGS for the same cancer genetic content, and 
iii. decided to seek further cancer treatment (e.g., therapeutic chemotherapy). 
   b. The diagnostic laboratory test using NGS must have:  
i. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval or clearance as a companion in vitro diagnostic; 
and, 
ii. an FDA-approved or -cleared indication for use in that patients cancer; and, 
iii. results provided to the treating physician for management of the patient using a report template to 
specify treatment options. 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Section 90.2. 
 The rules say all the following must be present for coverage eligibility: 
A. As per NCD 90.2, this test is reasonable and necessary when: 
1. the patient has either: 
a. Recurrent cancer 
b. Relapsed cancer 
c. Refractory cancer 
d. Metastatic cancer 
e. Advanced cancer (stages III or IV) 
2. AND has not been previously tested by the same test for the same genetic content 
3. AND is seeking further treatment 
B. The test has satisfactorily completed a Technical Assessment (TA) by MolDX

 for the stated 
indications of the test 
C. The assay performed includes at least the minimum genes and genomic positions required for the 
identification of clinically relevant FDA-approved therapies with a companion diagnostic biomarker as 
well as other biomarkers known to be necessary for clinical decision making for its intended use that 
can be reasonably detected by the test. Because these genes and variants will change as the literature 
and drug indications evolve, they are listed separately in associated documents such as the MolDX

 TA 
forms. 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for 
Solid Tumors (L38121). 
 
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 $15 copayment for each outpatient mental health care visit. You can find 
this information in Chapter 4 on pages 88 to 89 of the Plan's 2023 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).