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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 does not pay for low vision aids. This exclusion includes all devices that use one or more lenses to 
aid vision or magnify images. This rule applies no matter the size, form or technological features of the device. 
This rule does not apply to:  
 
1. post-surgical prosthetic lenses after surgery in which the lens of the eye was removed;  
 
2. prosthetic intraocular lenses (IOLs) and one pair of conventional eyeglasses or contact lenses furnished after 
each cataract surgery with insertion of an IOL; and  
 
3. prosthetic lenses used by those who are lacking the natural lens of the eye and who were not furnished with 
an IOL.  
You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(b). 
  
Medicare does not pay for eye exams for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses or contact 
lenses for refractive error only. Medicare does not pay for procedures performed in the course of any eye exam 
to determine the refractive state of the eyes. Refractive procedures are not covered even when done in 
connection with otherwise covered diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. You can find these rules at 42 
CFR Section 411.15(c).  
 
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 you pay 100% of all costs, however, we will reimburse up to $150 every calendar year for non-
Medicare-covered eyeglasses or contact lenses. You can find this information on page 105 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 state that claim line(s) items with a GZ modifier shall be denied automatically and will not be subject 
to complex medical review. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare 
Claims Processing Manual, Transmittal 2148. 
 
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 definitive urine drug testing (UDT) is reasonable and necessary in the following 
circumstances: 
 
1. Identify a specific substance or metabolite that is inadequately detected by a presumptive UDT; 
2. Definitively identify specific drugs in a large family of drugs; 
3. Identify a specific substance or metabolite that is not detected by presumptive UDT such as fentanyl, 
meperidine, synthetic cannabinoids and other synthetic/analog drugs; 
4. Identify drugs when a definitive concentration of a drug is needed to guide management (e.g., 
discontinuation of THC use according to a treatment plan); 
5. Identify a negative, or confirm a positive, presumptive UDT result that is inconsistent with a patients self-
report, presentation, medical history, or current prescribed pain medication plan; 
6. Rule out an error as the cause of a presumptive UDT result; 
7. Identify non-prescribed medication or illicit use for ongoing safe prescribing of controlled substances; and 
8. Use in a differential assessment of medication efficacy, side effects, or drug-drug interactions. 
 
Definitive UDT may be reasonable and necessary based on patient specific indications, including historical use, 
medication response, and clinical assessment, when accurate results are necessary to make clinical decisions. 
The clinicians rationale for the definitive UDT and the tests ordered must be documented in the patients 
medical record. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Lab: Controlled Substance 
Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing (L35724). 
 
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 tests evaluated through the application process and/or technical assessment will be reviewed 
to answer the following questions: 
 
1. Is the test performed in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms of disease? 
2. Will the test results provide the clinician with information that will improve patient outcomes and/or change 
physician care and treatment of the patient? 
3. Will the test results confirm a diagnosis or known information? 
4. Is the test performed to determine risk for developing a disease or condition? 
5. Will risk assessment change management of the patient? 
6. Is there a diagnosis specific indication to perform the test? 
7. Is the test performed to measure the quality of a process or for Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA), 
i.e., a test to ensure a tissue specimen matches the patient? 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests 
(MDT). 
 
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 to qualify for home health services, the patient must be: 
 
1. Confined to the home;  
2. Under the care of a physician or allowed practitioner;  
3. Receiving services under a plan of care established and reviewed by a physician;  
4. Be in need of (a) skilled nursing care on an intermittent basis, (b) physical therapy, (c) speech therapy or (d) 
continuing occupational therapy.  
You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 409.42. 
 
The rules say that eligibility for the home health benefit will be determined based on the certifying physician or 
allowed practitioners records. If the enrollee was directly admitted to home health from an acute or post-acute 
care facility, the facility records may be used instead. The medical records for the enrollee must contain 
information that justifies the referral for home health services. 
  
The certifying physician or allowed practitioner must document that there was a face-to-face encounter with the 
enrollee within the required timeframe. The records must contain the actual clinical note for the face-to-face 
encounter visit. You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Publication 100-02, Chapter 7, Section 30.5.1, 30.5.1.1, and 
30.5.1.2. 
  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). 
 
Some ICD-10-CM codes indicate laterality, specifying whether the condition occurs on the left, right or is 
bilateral. If no bilateral code is provided and the condition is bilateral, assign separate codes for both the left 
and right side. If the side is not identified in the medical record, assign the code for the unspecified side. 
 
When laterality is not documented by the patients provider, code assignment for the affected side may be 
based on medical record documentation from other clinicians. If there is conflicting medical record 
documentation regarding the affected side, the patients attending provider should be queried for clarification. 
Codes for unspecified side should rarely be used, such as when the documentation in the record is 
insufficient to determine the affected side and it is not possible to obtain clarification. 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ICD-10-CM Official 
Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2023, Section 1.B.13. 
 
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 percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or kyphoplasty (PKP) is covered in patients with BOTH 
the following: 
1. Inclusion criteria (ALL are required): 
a. Acute (less than 6 weeks) or subacute (6-12 weeks) osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (VCF) (T5  
L5) based on symptom onset, and documented by advanced imaging (bone marrow edema on MRI or bone-
scan/Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) uptake)  
b. Symptomatic (ONE): 
i. Hospitalized with severe pain (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) or Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score equal 
to or greater than 8)  
ii. Non-hospitalized with moderate to severe pain (NRS or VAS equal to or greater than 5) despite optimal non-
surgical management (NSM) (ONE): 
1. Worsening pain 
2. Stable to improved pain (but NRS or VAS still equal to or greater than 5) (with equal to or greater than 2 of 
the following): 
A. Progression of vertebral body height loss 
B. greater than 25% vertebral body height reduction 
C. Kyphotic deformity 
D. Severe impact of VCF on daily functioning (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) greater than 17 
c. Continuum of care (Both) 
i. All patients presenting with VCF should be referred for evaluation of BMD and osteoporosis education for 
subsequent treatment as indicated.  
ii. All patients with VCF should be instructed to take part in an osteoporosis prevention/treatment program.  
2. Exclusion criteria (Can have NONE of the following): 
a. Absolute contraindication 
i. Current back pain is not primarily due to the identified acute or subacute VCF(s). 
ii. Osteomyelitis, discitis or active systemic or surgical site infection 
iii. Pregnancy 
b. Relative contraindication 
i. Greater than three vertebral fractures per procedure ii. Allergy to bone cement or opacification agents 
iii. Uncorrected Coagulopathy 
iv. Spinal instability 
v. Myelopathy from the fracture 
vi. Neurologic deficit 
vii. Neural impingement 
viii. Fracture retropulsion/canal compromise 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Percutaneous Vertebral 
Augmentation (PVA) for Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L33569). 
 
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 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, with limited exceptions, members of the Plan must use network providers to get medical care 
and services. The only exceptions are emergencies, urgently needed care when the network is not available 
(generally, when the enrollee is out of the area), out-of-area dialysis services, and cases in which the Plan 
authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information on pages 46 to 51 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 state that all claim line(s) items with a GZ modifier shall be denied automatically and will not be 
subject to complex medical review. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Pub 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing, Transmittal 2148. 
 
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 pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and 
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, 
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-
saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency 
medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You 
can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). 
 
The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original 
Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the 
doctors office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not 
be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
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 contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. The Plan 
contract says that we cover 24 one-way trips to plan-approved locations every year. You can find this 
information on page 82 of the 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 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). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
A total hip arthroplasty is considered reasonable and necessary for individuals with one or more of the 
following: 
 
 1. Advanced Joint disease and all of the following: 
a. The joint disease is evidenced by conventional radiography, or magnetic resonance imaging 
(MRI); and 
b. Pain or functional disability attributable to the advanced joint disease; and 
c. Unsuccessful non-surgical medical management*, when appropriate and attempted for a 
minimum of 3 months. (When non-surgical medical management is not appropriate, the medical 
record must clearly document the basis for that conclusion);  
2. Malignancy of the joint involving the bones or soft tissues of the pelvis or proximal femur; or 
3. Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis of femoral head); or 
4. Fracture of the femoral neck; or 
5. Acetabular fracture; or 
6. Non-union or failure of previous hip fracture surgery; or 
7. Mal-union of acetabular or proximal femur fracture 
 
Local Coverage Determination: Total Joint Arthroplasty (L36039). 
 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 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 virtual care is not covered when obtained out-of-network. You can find this information on 
pages 122 to 123 of the Plan's 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 a group 2 support surface is covered if the beneficiary meets at least one of the following 
three criteria (1, 2, or 3): 
 
1. The beneficiary has multiple stage II pressure ulcers located on the trunk or pelvis which have failed to 
improve over the past month, during which time the beneficiary has been on a comprehensive ulcer treatment 
program including each of the following: 
 
a. Use of an appropriate group 1 support surface 
b. Regular assessment by a nurse, practitioner, or other licensed healthcare practitioner, and 
c. Appropriate turning and positioning, and 
d. Appropriate wound care 
e. Appropriate management of moisture/incontinence, and 
f. Nutritional assessment and intervention consistent with the overall plan of care 
 
2. The beneficiary has large or multiple stage III or IV pressure ulcer(s) on the trunk or pelvis 
 
3. The beneficiary had a myocutaneous flap or skin graft for a pressure ulcer on the trunk or pelvis within the 
past 60 days (refer to the ICD-10 code list section in the LCD-related Policy Article for applicable diagnoses), 
and has been on a group 2 or 3 support surface immediately prior to discharge from a hospital or nursing 
facility within the past 30 days 
 You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces - Group 2 
(L33642). 
 
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 knee orthosis, with an adjustable flexion and extension joint that provides both medial-
lateral and rotation control (L1843, L1845, L1851, L1852), is covered if the beneficiary has had recent injury 
to or a surgical procedure on the knee(s). Knee orthoses L1832, L1833, L1843, L1845, L1851 and L1852 are 
also covered for a beneficiary who is ambulatory and has knee instability due to a specified condition. 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. You can find this information in 
the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): 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.