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 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 Molecular pathology procedures (Tier1 and Tier 2) may be eligible for coverage 
when ALL of the following criteria are met: 
 Alternative laboratory or clinical tests to definitively diagnose the disorder/identify the condition are 
unavailable or results are clearly equivocal; AND 
 Availability of a clinically valid test, based on published peer reviewed medical literature; AND 
 Testing assay(s) are Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved/cleared or if LDT (lab developed 
test) or LDT protocol or FDA modified test(s) the laboratory documentation should support assay(s) of 
analytical validity and clinical utility; AND 
 Results of the testing must directly impact treatment or management of the Medicare beneficiary; AND 
 For testing panels, including but not limited to, multiple genes or multiple conditions, and in cases 
where a tiered approach/method is clinically available, testing would be covered ONLY for the number 
of genes or test that are reasonable and necessary to obtain necessary information for therapeutic 
decision making; AND 
 Individual has not previously received genetic testing for the disease/condition. (In general, diagnostic 
genetic testing for a disease should be performed once in a lifetime.) Exceptions include clinical 
scenarios whereby repeat testing of somatically-acquired mutations (for example, pre- and post- 
therapy) may be required to inform appropriate therapeutic decision-making. 
 
JAK2 (Janus kinase 2) (e.g., myeloproliferative disorder), exon 12 sequence and exon 13 sequence is 
considered medically necessary in the initial work-up of BCR-ABL and JAK2 (V617F variant) negative adults 
with clinical, laboratory, or pathological findings suggesting polycythemia vera.  
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Molecular Pathology Procedures, L35000. 
 
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 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 state that if a wheelchair has an electrical connection device described by code E2310 or E2311 and 
if the sole function of the connection is for a power seat elevation or power standing feature, it will be denied 
as non-covered. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article for 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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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). 
 
According to the LCD: Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management (L34892) coverage criteria, facet joint 
interventions are considered medically reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic 
pain in patients who meet ALL of the following criteria: 
 
1. Moderate to severe chronic neck or low back pain, predominantly axial, that causes functional deficit 
measured on pain or disability scale; AND 
2. Pain that has been present for a minimum of 3 months with documented failure to respond to noninvasive 
conservative care management (as tolerated); AND 
3. Absence of untreated radiculopathy or neurogenic claudication (except for radiculopathy caused by facet 
joint synovial cyst); AND 
4. There is no non-facet pathology per clinical assessment or radiology studies that could explain the source of 
the patients pain, including but not limited to fracture, tumor, infection, or significant deformity. 
 
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 percutaneous vertebroplasty is covered in patients with acute and subacute osteoporotic 
vertebral compression fracture (VCF) based on symptom onset and documented by advanced imaging. You can 
find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for 
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L34106). 
 
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 overbed tables are not covered because they are considered convenience items. 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 280.1. 
 
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.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that a Group 3 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 (eff 1/1/17). 
 
The rules say that during the reasonable useful lifetime, Medicare does cover repair up to the cost of 
replacement (but not actual replacement) for medically necessary equipment owned by the beneficiary. 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). 
 
The rules say that for purposes of payment under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), the POS  
code is generally used to reflect the actual setting where the beneficiary receives the face-to-face service. For 
example, if the physicians face-to-face encounter with a patient occurs in the office, the correct POS code on 
the claim, in general, reflects the 2-digit POS code 11 for office. In these instances, the 2-digit POS code (Item 
24B on the claim Form CMS-1500) will match the address and ZIP entered in the service location (Item 32  
on the 1500 Form)  the physical/geographical location of the physician. However, there are two exceptions to 
this general rule  these are for a service rendered to a patient who is a registered inpatient or an outpatient of a 
hospital. In these cases, the correct POS code -- regardless of where the face-to-face service occurs -- is that of 
the appropriate inpatient POS code (at a minimum POS code 21) or that of the appropriate outpatient hospital 
POS code (at a minimum POS code 19 or 22, for outpatient services performed off campus or on campus) as 
discussed in section 10.5 of this chapter. You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 26, Section 
10.6.  
 
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 program reimbursement for HBO therapy will be limited to that which is administered in a 
chamber (including the one man unit) and is limited to the following conditions: 
1. Acute carbon monoxide intoxication, 
2. Decompression illness, 
3. Gas embolism, 
4. Gas gangrene, 
5. Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia. HBO therapy is a valuable adjunctive treatment to be used in 
combination with accepted standard therapeutic measures when loss of function, limb, or life is 
threatened. 
6. Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs. As in the previous conditions, HBO therapy would be an 
adjunctive treatment when loss of function, limb, or life is threatened. 
7. Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis), 
8. Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency, 
9. Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts (not for primary management of wounds), 
10. Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management, 
11. Osteoradionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 
12. Soft tissue radionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment, 
13. Cyanide poisoning, 
14. Actinomycosis, only as an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to 
antibiotics and surgical treatment, 
15. Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities in patients who meet the following three criteria:  
a. Patient has type I or type II diabetes and has a lower extremity wound that is due to diabetes; 
b. Patient has a wound classified as Wagner grade III or higher; and 
c. Patient has failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy. 
You can find this rule in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-Only Manual, 
Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual, Section 20.29. 
 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 National Coverage Determination (NCD) 190.12 provides a list of covered diagnosis codes 
for urine culture testing. You can find this rule in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Urine 
Culture, Bacterial (190.12). 
 
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 effective for claims with dates of service on and after December 23, 2009, the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) determines that the evidence is adequate to conclude that outpatient 
intravenous (IV) insulin therapy (OIVIT) does not improve health outcomes in Medicare beneficiaries. 
Therefore, CMS determines that OIVIT is not reasonable and necessary for any indication under section 
1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. Services comprising an Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Therapy 
regimen are nationally non-covered under Medicare when furnished pursuant to an OIVIT regimen. You can 
find this rule in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) - Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Treatment 
(40.7). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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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 Local Medicare coverage of biomarkers must be predicated upon four fundamental 
principles: 
  
   
1. First, the biomarkers must have proven clinical validity/utility (CVU).  
2. Second, to support the medical necessity of the service, there must be acceptance/uptake of specific testing 
into patient management. It is essential that physicians be familiar enough with all specific biomarkers, which 
they order, such that all test results may become clinically actionable. 
3. Providers managing oncological conditions must demonstrate that the use of biomarkers will be used to 
assist in the management/treatment of the beneficiary. 
4. Peer-reviewed full manuscript evidence is required to support combination panels for multiple biomarkers, 
particularly regarding their alleged composite clinical validity/utility. For example; such potential billing for 
multiple, diverse biomarkers (e.g., diagnostic/monitoring/prognostic/predictive) can only achieve medical 
necessity when it is clearly evident how each requested biomarker can be individually contributory. 
 
These rules are found in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Biomarkers for Oncology (L35396). 
 
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 a heavy duty walker (E0148, E0149) is covered for beneficiaries who meet coverage 
criteria for a standard walker and who weigh more than 300 pounds. If an E0148 or E0149 walker is provided 
and if the beneficiary weighs 300 pounds or less, it will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. This rule is 
found in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Walkers (L33791). 
 
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). 
 
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.  
 
The rules say that orthopedic shoes and other supportive devices for the feet generally are not covered. 
However, this exclusion does not apply to such a shoe if it is an integral part of a leg brace, and its expense is 
included as part of the cost of the brace. Also, this exclusion does not apply to therapeutic shoes furnished to 
diabetics. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, 
Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 290(3). 
 
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 $40 copayment for each podiatry office visit. You can find this 
information in Chapter 4 on page 103 of the Plan's 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 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 
preventive and comprehensive services. A surgical placement of implant body (D6010), a second stage surgical 
access to an implant body (D6011), a custom fabricated abutment (D6057) and an abutment supported 
porcelain/ceramic crown (D6058) are excluded from this benefit. You can find this information on pages 103-
114 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 state 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 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 and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing 
Manual, Chapter 23, Section 30.2.2. 
 
The rules also state that Physicians and qualified non-physician anesthetists are to report the appropriate 
modifier AA, AD, QK, QX, QY, QZ to denote whether the service meets the requirements for payment at the 
personally performed rate, medically directed rate, or medically supervised rate. The QS modifier can be used 
by a physician or a qualified non-physician anesthetist and is for informational purposes. Providers must report 
actual anesthesia time and one of the payment modifiers on the claim. You can find this rule in the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-104, Chapter 12, Section 50. 
 
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 pay for durable medical equipment that is mainly used to serve a medical 
purpose. Items such as hospital beds, respirators, wheelchairs and crutches are examples of equipment that are 
clearly used for medical purposes. Medicare will not pay for: 
 
1. Equipment that is primarily and customarily used for nonmedical purposes. Examples include air 
conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers and electric air cleaners; 
2. Equipment used for a patients comfort or for the convenience of a person caring for the patient. Examples 
include elevators, stairway elevators, physical fitness equipment and self-help devices such as grab bars. You 
can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-
02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1.  
 
The rules say that bidets and bidet toilet seats are non-covered because they are not primarily medical in nature. 
You can find this rule in Local Coverage Article Commodes - Policy Article A52461. 
 
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.