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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 
coverage for the requested items or services, but only when they are received from an in-network provider. You 
can find this information on pages 60-61 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 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 home health services under a plan of care are paid based on a 30-day period of care. Home Health Agencies (HHAs) submit a Notice of Admission (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 enrollee will be returned to the provider You can find this in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 10, 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.
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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 the repeat epidural steroid injection (ESI) when the first injection directly and significantly 
provided improvement of the condition being treated may be considered medically reasonable and necessary 
when the medical record documents at least 50% of sustained improvement in pain relief and/or improvement 
in function measured from baseline using SAME scale for at least three months. You can find this rule in the 
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management (L39015) - Effective 
December 5, 2021. 
 
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 an expandable controller is capable of accommodating one or more of the following 
additional functions: 
 
 Other types of proportional input devices (e.g., mini-proportional or compact joysticks, touchpads, chin 
control, head control, etc.) 
 Non-proportional input devices (e.g., sip and puff, head array, etc.) 
 Operate 3 or more powered seating actuators through the drive control. (Note: Control of the power 
seating actuators though the Control Input Device would require the use of an additional component, 
E2310 or E2311.) 
 
An expandable controller may also be able to operate one or more of the following: 
 A separate display (i.e., for alternate control devices) 
 Other electronic devices (e.g., control of an augmentative speech device or computer through the chair's 
drive control) 
 An attendant control 
 
A harness (E2313) describes all of the wires, fuse boxes, fuses, circuits, switches, etc. that are required for the 
operation of an expandable controller. It also includes all the necessary fasteners, connectors, and mounting 
hardware. Code E2313 is separately billable in addition to an expandable controller both at initial issue and 
with complete replacement of the expandable controller. Code K0108 must not be used for any component or 
feature of an expandable controller at the time of initial issue. The reimbursement for any type of complete expandable controller is included in the allowance for codes E2377/E2376 plus E2313. However, if individual 
components of the harness are replaced, code K0108 should be used. 
 
A power seat elevation feature (E2300) and power standing feature (E2301) are non-covered because they are 
not primarily medical in nature. 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 (LCA) Wheelchair Options/Accessories (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 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 under Medicare payment rules if a code has a status indicator of "B", payment for covered
services is always bundled into payment for other services not specified. There will be no "RVUs" or 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 (an example is a telephone call
from a hospital nurse regarding care of a patient). You can find this rule in the Medicare Physician's Fee
Schedule (MPFSDB) indicator descriptions-Interactive Physician Fee Schedule help page.
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 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 are limited to one routine eye exam every year. You can find this information on page 117 of 
the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that for the situation where a KX modifier is required, if all of the criteria in the coverage 
indications, limitations, and/or medical necessity section of the related LCD have not been met, the GA or GZ 
modifier must be added to these codes. When there is an expectation of a reasonable and necessary denial, 
suppliers must enter the GA modifier on the claim line if they have obtained a properly executed Advance 
Beneficiary Notice (ABN) or the GZ modifier if they have not obtained a valid ABN. 
 
Claim lines billed for E0720, E0730, and E0731 without a GA, GZ or KX modifier as specified above will be 
rejected as missing information. You can find this rule at Local Coverage Article (LCA) A52520: 
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) (eff. 5/20/22). 
 
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 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 two 
resin-based composites per 12 months. This benefit does not include D3110. You can find this information on 
pages 68-73 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 state that application of a skin substitute graft for lower extremity diabetic foot ulcers DFU and 
venous leg ulcers VLU will be covered when the following conditions are met and documented as appropriate 
for the individual patient: 
 
    Presence of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcer(s) having failed to respond to documented conservative wound-
care measures of greater than four weeks. 
    Presence of a chronic, non-infected venous stasis ulcer with failure to respond to documented conservative 
wound-care measures for greater than 4-6 weeks with documented compliance.  
 
    You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Application of Skin Substitute 
Grafts for Treatment of DFU and VLU of Lower Extremities L36377. 
 
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 say that, upon request, the entity that submitted the claim (e.g., the laboratory) must provide 
documentation of the order for the service billed as well as diagnostic or other medical information that the 
entity received from the ordering physician. If a laboratory bills for a diagnostic laboratory test and 
documentation to support the medical necessity of the test is not submitted, the claim is denied. You can find 
this rule at 42 CFR, Section 410.32. 
 
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 botulinum toxins (Botox, Dysport, Xeomin and Myobloc), will be considered 
medically reasonable and necessary when administered for treatment of FDA-labeled indications and Off-label 
indications (as applicable) below: 
 
FDA3 indications for onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) as noted on the FDA website: 
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=103000  
 
Off-Label indications for onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) may be considered medically reasonable and 
necessary in patients for the following conditions: 
 
    Esophageal achalasia in adults who are considered poor surgical candidates4 
    Chronic anal fissure for patients with inadequate response to conservative or pharmacologic treatment5 
    Essential hand tremor for patients with a high amplitude tremor that disrupts activities of daily living and 
have had inadequate response to oral pharmacotherapy such as propranolol and primidone6 
    Focal limb dystonia6 
    Hemifacial spasm in adults (cranial nerve VII disorder)6 
    Isolated oromandibular dystonia in adults7 
    Laryngeal dystonia (spastic dysphonia) for adductor type (ADSD)6 
    Bothersome simple motor tics in adolescents and adults when the benefits of treatment outweigh the risks8 
    Severely disabling or aggressive vocal tics in older adolescents and adults when the benefits of treatment 
outweigh the risks8 
 
FDA9 indications for abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) as noted on the FDA website: 
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=125274  
Off-label indications for abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) may be considered medically reasonable and 
necessary in patients for the following conditions: 
     Blepharospasm in adults6,7 
    Hemifacial spasm in adults (cranial nerve VII disorder)6 
    Isolated oromandibular dystonia in adults7 
 
FDA10 indications for incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin) as noted on the FDA website: 
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=125360  
 
FDA11 indications for rimabotulinumtoxinB (Myobloc) as noted on the FDA website: 
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=103846  
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Botulinum Toxins L38809. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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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 the codes describing bundled payments made to Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are 
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes G2067-G2075. There are add-on codes 
described by HCPCS codes G2076-G2080, HCPCS codes G2215, G2216, and G1028. Only an entity enrolled 
with Medicare as an OTP can bill these codes. Additionally, OTPs are limited to billing only these codes 
describing bundled payments, and may not bill for other codes, such as those paid under the PFS. 
 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, 
Chapter 39, Section 30.6. 
 
The rules also state that Medicare Part B coverage is available for hospital outpatient Opioid Treatment 
Program services. 
Section 1861(s)(2)(HH)(jjj) of the Act requires that opioid use disorder treatment services would include the 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved opioid agonist and antagonist treatment medications, the 
dispensing and administration of such medications (if applicable), substance use disorder counseling, 
individual and group therapy, toxicology testing, and other items and services that the Secretary determines are 
appropriate. Section 1861(s)(2)(HH)(jjj) defines OTPs as those that enroll in Medicare and are certified by the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), accredited by a SAMHSA-approved 
entity, and meet additional conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to ensure the health and safety of 
individuals being furnished services under these programs and the effective and efficient furnishing of such 
services 
 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, 
Chapter 39, Section 50.1. 
 
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 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 for SNF care, enrollees must pay $0 copayment per day, per admission, for days 1 to 20, and $100 copayment per day, per admission, for days 21 to 100. You can find this information on page 113 of the Plan's 2022 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 Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically 
necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must 
arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or 
inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(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, 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 27 to 28 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 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 $20 copay for all other Medicare-covered eye exams under the Vision 
care. You can find this information on page 79 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).