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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 a level 3 (K3) ambulator 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. 
 
The rules say that a flex-walk system or equal (L5981) is covered for beneficiaries whose functional level is 3 
or above. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for 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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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable 
and necessary. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. 
 
Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a 
medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to 
other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines 
that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must 
show that the step therapy drugs have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or 
adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or 
other harm to the enrollee.  
 
Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B 
drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B 
drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 
CFR Sections 422.2 and 422.136. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. 
Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You 
can find this information on page 95 of the Plan's 2023 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 if a laboratory procedure produces multiple reportable test results, only a single HCPCS/CPT 
code shall be reported for the procedure. If there is no HCPCS/CPT code that describes the procedure, the 
laboratory shall report a miscellaneous or unlisted procedure code with a single unit of service. You can find 
this information in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Correct Coding Initiative 
Coding Policy Manual for Medicare Services, Chapter X 
 
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 cover a Power Mobility Device (PMD) (for example, 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 to repair means to fix or mend and to put the equipment back in good condition after damage or 
wear. Repairs to equipment which a beneficiary owns are covered when necessary to make the equipment 
serviceable. However, do not pay for repair of previously denied equipment or equipment in the frequent and 
substantial servicing or oxygen equipment payment categories. If the expense for repairs exceeds the estimated 
expense of purchasing or renting another item of equipment for the remaining period of medical need, no 
payment can be made for the amount of the excess. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Service, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 
15, Section 110.2. 
 
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.
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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). 
 
Medicare guidance says, Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System 
(HCPCS) code with an MUE Adjudication Indicator (MAI) of "2" are absolute date of service edits. These are 
"per day edits based on policy". HCPCS codes with an MAI of "2" have been rigorously reviewed and vetted 
within Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and obtain this MAI designation because unit of 
service (UOS) on the same date of service (DOS) in excess of the MUE value would be considered impossible 
because it was contrary of statue, regulation, or sub regulatory guidance. This sub regulatory guidance includes 
clear correct coding policy that is binding on both providers and CMS claims processing contractors. 
Limitations created by anatomical, or coding limitations are incorporated in correct coding policy, both in the 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandated coding descriptors and CMS approved 
coding guidance as well as specific guidance in CMS and NCCI manuals. As a result, claims processing 
contractors are instructed that an MAI of "2" denotes a claims  processing restriction for which override during 
processing, reopening, or redetermination would be contrary to CMS policy. You can find this guidance in the 
NCCI Policy Manual for Medicare Services, Chapter 1, Section V - Medically Unlikely Edits (MUES) and 
CMS MUE Table. 
 
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: 
1. Epidural steroid injection (ESI) will be considered medically reasonable and necessary when the 
following three (3) requirements are met: 
o History, physical examination, and concordant radiological image-based diagnostic testing and 
supporting one of the following: 
 Lumbar, cervical or thoracic radiculopathy, radicular pain and/or neurogenic 
claudication due to central disc herniation, osteophyte or osteophyte complexes, severe 
degenerative disc disease, producing foraminal or central spinal stenosis; OR 
 Post-laminectomy syndrome 
 Acute herpes zoster associated pain 
AND 
o Radiculopathy, Radicular pain and/or neurogenic claudication is severe enough to greatly 
impact quality of life or function. An objective pain scale or functional assessment must be 
performed at baseline (prior to interventions). The same scale* must be repeated at each follow-
up for assessment of response. 
AND 
o Pain duration of at least four (4) weeks, and the inability to tolerate noninvasive conservative 
care or medical documentation of failure to respond to four (4) weeks of noninvasive 
conservative care or acute herpes zoster refractory to conservative management where a four (4) 
week wait is not required. 
You can find this rule at the Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L36920: Epidural Steroid 
Injections for Pain Management. 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 may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable 
and necessary. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. 
 
The rules say that providers/suppliers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the 
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual 
for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 The rules say that the Physician Fee Schedule Status Indicator I means that this code is not valid for Medicare 
purposes. Medicare uses another code for reporting of, and payment for, these services. You can find this 
information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, 
Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, 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.
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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 while electric nerve stimulation has been employed to control chronic intractable pain for 
some time, its use in the treatment of motor function disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, is a recent 
innovation, and the medical effectiveness of such therapy has not been verified by scientifically controlled 
studies. 
 
The rules also say that where electric nerve stimulation is employed to treat motor function disorders, no 
reimbursement may be made for the stimulator or for the services related to its implantation since this treatment 
cannot be considered reasonable and necessary. 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, 
Publication 100-03,  National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Treatment of Motor Function Disorders with 
Electric Nerve Stimulation (160.2). 
 
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.
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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 MRA is performed on patients with conditions of the head and neck for which surgery is 
anticipated and may be found to be appropriate based on the MRA. These conditions include, but are not 
limited to, tumor, aneurysms, vascular malformations, vascular occlusion or thrombosis. Within this broad 
category of disorders, medical necessity is the underlying determinant of the need for an MRA in specific 
diseases. 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 220.2(B)(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.
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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 Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System 
(HCPCS) codes with an MUE adjudication indicator (MAI) of 3 are absolute date of service edits. These are 
per day edits based on policy. HCPCS codes with an MAI of 3 have been rigorously reviewed and vetted 
within Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and obtain this MAI designation because unit of 
service (UOS) on the same date of service (DOS) in excess of the MUE value would be considered impossible 
because it was contrary to statute, regulation, or subregulatory guidance. This subregulatory guidance includes 
clear correct coding policy that is binding on both providers/suppliers and CMS claims processing contractors. 
Limitations created by anatomical, or coding limitations are incorporated in correct coding policy, both in the 
HIPAA mandated coding descriptors and CMS-approved coding guidance as well as specific guidance in the 
CMS and NCCI manuals. For example, it would be contrary to correct coding policy to report more than one 
unit of service for CPT 94002 (Ventilation assist and management . . . initial day) because such use could not 
accurately describe 2 initial days of management occurring on the same date of service as would be required by 
the code descriptor. As a result, claims processing contractors are instructed that an MAI of 3 denotes a 
claims processing restriction for which override during processing, reopening, or redetermination would be 
contrary to CMS policy." You can find this guidance in the National Correct Coding Initiative Policy, Chapter 
1 - General Correct Coding Policies, Sec-V - Medically Unlikely Edits. 
 
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 a spinal orthosis (L0650) is covered when it is ordered for one of the following indications: 
 
    1. To reduce pain by restricting mobility of the trunk; or 
    2. To facilitate healing following an injury to the spine or related soft tissues; or 
    3. To facilitate healing following a surgical procedure on the spine or related soft tissue; or 
    4. To otherwise support weak spinal muscles and/or a deformed spine. 
 
If a spinal orthosis is provided and the coverage criteria are not met, the item will be denied as not medically 
necessary. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Spinal Orthoses: 
TLSO and LSO (L33790). 
 
The rules say that a knee orthosis, with an adjustable flexion and extension joint that provides both medial-
lateral and rotation control (L1843, L1845, L1851, L1852) are covered if the beneficiary has had recent injury 
to or a surgical procedure on the knee(s).  
 
The rules say that knee orthoses L1832, L1833, L1843, L1845, L1851 and L1852 are also covered for a 
beneficiary who is ambulatory and has knee instability. 
 
The rules say that for codes L1832, L1833, L1843, L1845, L1850, L1851 and L1852, knee instability must be 
documented by examination of the beneficiary and objective description of joint laxity (e.g., varus/valgus 
instability, anterior/posterior Drawer test). 
 
The rules say that claims for L1832, L1833, L1843, L1845, L1850, L1851 or L1852 will be denied as not 
reasonable and necessary when the beneficiary does not meet the above criteria for coverage. For example, they 
will be denied if only pain or a subjective description of joint instability is documented. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Knee Orthoses (L33318). 
 
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 Part B generally does not pay for drugs that are usually self-administered by the 
patients who take them. Examples of self-administered drugs are drugs in pill form and those used for self-
injection. The only exceptions are: 
 
1. blood-clotting factors,  
2. drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy, 
3. erythropoietin for dialysis patients,  
4. osteoporosis drugs for certain homebound patients, 
5. certain oral cancer drugs, 
6. oral anti-emetics used in certain situations,  
7. drugs treated as supplies during an outpatient hospital procedure; and  
8. drugs required for the effective use of durable medical equipment. 
 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5, and 110.3. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare Part B generally does not pay for drugs that are usually self-administered by the 
patients who take them. Examples of self-administered drugs are drugs in pill form and those used for self-
injection. The only exceptions are: 
 
1. blood-clotting factors;  
2. drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy; 
3. erythropoietin for dialysis patients;  
4. osteoporosis drugs for certain homebound patients; 
5. certain oral cancer drugs;  
6. oral anti-emetics used in certain situations;  
7. drugs treated as supplies during an outpatient hospital procedure; and  
8. drugs required for the effective use of durable medical equipment. 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Sections 50, 50.2, 50.5, and 110.3. 
 
The rules say that section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act extends coverage to oral anti-emetic drugs  
that are used as full replacement for intravenous dosage forms of a cancer regimen under  
the following conditions: 
 
Coverage is provided only for oral drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as anti-
emetics; 
 The oral anti-emetic must either be administered by the treating physician or in accordance with a written 
order from the physician as part of a cancer chemotherapy regimen; 
 Oral anti-emetic drugs administered with a particular chemotherapy treatment must be initiated within 2 hours 
of the administration of the chemotherapeutic agent and may be continued for a period not to exceed 48 hours 
from that time; 
 The oral anti-emetic drugs provided must be used as a full therapeutic replacement for the intravenous anti-
emetic drugs that would have otherwise been administered at the time of the chemotherapy treatment. 
Only drugs pursuant to a physicians order at the time of the chemotherapy treatment qualify for this benefit. The dispensed number of dosage units may not exceed a loading dose administered within two hours of the 
treatment, plus a supply of additional dosage units not to exceed 48 hours of therapy. You can find this 
information in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15  Covered Medical and Other Health Services, 
Section 50.5.4 - Oral Anti-Nausea (Anti-Emetic) Drugs. 
 
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. 
 
Medicare says that there are specific rules for the time spans before and after surgery that are considered part of 
the surgical procedure. This time span is called a Global Surgical Package. The Medicare Fee Schedule Data 
Base (MFSDB) provides the postoperative periods that apply to each surgical procedure. They can be 0 days, 
10 days or 90 days. If there is an indicator of 000, postoperative visits beyond the day of the procedure are not 
included in the payment amount for the surgery. You can find this rule at Medicare Claims Processing Manual, 
Chapter 12, Section 40.1. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.