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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 & 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 the 
requested item or service but is limited to two per year. You can find this information on pages 65-66 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 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 patient's 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 & Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1. 

Miscellaneous options, accessories, or replacement parts for wheelchairs that do not have a specific HCPCS code and are not included in another code should be coded K0108. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article for Wheelchair Options/Accessories - Policy Article (A52504).

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.

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 spinal fusion should only be considered as a last step in the treatment of chronic back pain 
and is not indicated for most persons suffering from back pain. Lumbar spinal fusion surgery may be 
considered medically necessary and covered for the following indications: 
 
1. Lumbar spinal instability for ANY of the following indications when confirmed by appropriate diagnostic 
testing (e.g., radiographic imaging, biopsy, bone aspirate, bone scan and gallium scan): 
A. Acute spinal fracture 
B. Progressive or significant acute neurological impairment (e.g., increased weakness or bladder 
instability) 
C. Neural compression after spinal fracture 
D. Epidural compression or vertebral destruction from tumor or abscess 
E. Spinal tuberculosis 
F. Spinal debridement for infection (e.g., osteomyelitis) 
G. Spinal deformity (examples include but not limited to idiopathic scoliosis over 40 degrees, 
progressive degenerative scoliosis [including spinal levels from the cranial to caudal ends of the 
deformity and the adjacent normal segment], and sagittal plane deformity + sagittal balance over 
10cm) 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Lumbar Spinal Fusion for 
Instability and Degenerative Disc Conditions (L33382). 

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 tumor treatment field therapy (E0766) is covered for the treatment of newly diagnosed 
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) only when all of the following criteria are met: 
 
  
  1. The beneficiary has histologically confirmed (World Health Organization (WHO) grade IV astrocytoma), 
newly diagnosed, supratentorial GBM; and, 
2. The beneficiary has received initial treatment with maximal debulking surgery (when feasible), followed by 
chemotherapy and radiotherapy; and, 
3. Tumor treatment field therapy is initiated within 7 weeks from the last dose of concomitant chemotherapy or 
radiotherapy, whichever is later; and, 
4. The beneficiary has no evidence of progression by Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) 
criteria; and, 
5. The beneficiary has a Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) of at least 70; and, 
6. The beneficiary will use TTFT for an average of 18 hours per day. 
 
Continued coverage of TTFT (E0766) beyond the first three months of therapy requires that no sooner than the 
60th day but no later than the 91st day after initiating therapy, the treating practitioner must conduct a clinical 
re-evaluation and document that the beneficiary is continuing to use and is benefiting from TTFT. 
 
 Documentation of clinical benefit is demonstrated by: 
 
1. In-person clinical re-evaluation by the treating practitioner; and, 
2. Objective evidence of adherence to therapy, reviewed by the treating practitioner. 
 
Adherence to therapy is defined as the use of TTFT for an average of 18 hours per day (excluding days the 
treating practitioner has documented a medical need to limit or interrupt treatment). 
 
Tumor treatment field therapy (E0766) will be denied as not reasonable and necessary for the treatment of 
recurrent GBM. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Tumor Treatment 
Field Therapy (TTFT) (L34823). 
 
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 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 $375 copayment for Medicare-covered surgery or other services 
provided to you at an outpatient hospital, including but not limited to hospital or other facility charges and 
physician or surgical charges. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 4-53 to 4-56 of the Plan's 
2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC). 
 
The Plan contract says that enrollees must pay 20% coinsurance for Medicare Part B Prescription Drugs. For 
the administration of these drugs, you will pay the cost-sharing that applies to outpatient hospital services (as 
described under Outpatient Hospital Services in the benefit chart) depending on where you received 
drug administration or infusion services. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 4-38 to 4-40 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 Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving 
the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare 
defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, 
dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this 
rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit does not include 
intravenous moderate sedation (D9239, D9243), therapeutic parental drugs (D9612), the removal of residual 
tooth roots (D7250), or alveoloplasties (D7310). You can find this information on pages 81 to 83 of the Plans 
2023 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that 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 and cover any medically necessary covered benefit of the plan provider network, but at in-network 
cost sharing, when an in-network provider or benefit is unavailable or inadequate to meet a member's medical 
needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(1)(iii). 
 
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 page 27 of the Plan's 2024 
Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that 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 and cover any medically necessary covered benefit of the plan provider network, but at in-network 
cost sharing, when an in-network provider or benefit is unavailable or inadequate to meet a member's medical 
needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(1)(iii). 
 
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 page 23 in the Plan's 2024 
Evidence of Coverage.
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Decision: unknown

The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.

The rules say that Medicare pays for care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) when all of the following four factors are met:

1. The patient requires skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation services; 2. The patient requires these services on a daily basis; 3. As a practical matter, the daily skilled services can be provided only on an inpatient basis in a SNF; and 4. The services are reasonable and necessary for the treatment of the patient's illness or injury or the services must be needed to establish a safe and effective maintenance program or to prevent the patient's condition from getting worse.

You can find these rules at 42 CFR Section 409.31 and in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 8, Section 30. 

The rules say that custodial care is not covered. Custodial care is personal care for a person who does not need ongoing care from trained medical or paramedical staff. Custodial care serves to help with the activities of daily living. This means the care includes help in walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, feeding, and using the toilet. Fixing meals and taking charge of medicine that usually can be self-administered are also custodial care services. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 16, Section 110.

If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.

The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is clinically indicated (i.e., medical necessity 
criteria will be met) when highly conformal dose planning is required. IMRT planning may be clinically 
indicated when one or more of the following conditions are present: 
 
1. An immediately adjacent area has been previously irradiated and abutting portals must be established with 
high precision. 
2. Dose escalation is planned to deliver radiation doses in excess of those commonly utilized for similar tumors 
with conventional treatment. 
3. The target volume is concave or convex, and the critical normal tissues are within or around that convexity 
or concavity. 
4. The target volume is in close proximity to critical structures that must be protected. 
5. The volume of interest must be covered with narrow margins to adequately protect immediately adjacent 
structures. 
 
You can find these rules in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy 
(IMRT) (L36711). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that the only chiropractic service Medicare covers is manual manipulation of the spine to correct 
a subluxation if the subluxation has resulted in a neuromusculoskeletal condition for which manual 
manipulation is appropriate treatment. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.21(b).   
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract also says that chiropractic coverage is only for manual manipulation of the spine to correct 
subluxation. You can find this information on page 51 of the Plans 2023 Evidence of Coverage.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving 
the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare 
defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, 
dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this 
rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 150. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit includes 
coverage only for dental services listed in the Evidence of Coverage. Services not listed are not covered. 
Comprehensive oral evaluations (D0150) are covered once every three years. You can find this information on 
pages 81 to 84 of the Plans 2023 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say a health plan must disclose to its enrollees in clear, accurate terms all cost sharing information 
(such as copayments, deductibles and coinsurance). You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.111(a) and 
(b).  
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract also says that there is a $680 deductible which applies to certain items and services. The Plan 
deductible applies to PT services. You can find this information on pages 44, 45, and 70 of the Plan's 2023 
Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules state that CTP (using automated post-processing software algorithmic analysis) is medically 
reasonable and necessary in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by unilateral large vessel 
occlusion (LVO) in the proximal anterior circulation evaluated at stroke centers; CTP can be used to aid in 
selection for endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EVT) if one of the following other conditions is 
fulfilled: 
 
Treatment (femoral puncture) can be started within 6-24 hours of the time last known to be at neurologic 
baseline and who meet the pre-CTP inclusion/exclusion criteria as defined by the DAWN trial1, or 
Treatment (femoral puncture) can be started within 6-16 hours of the time last known to be at neurologic 
baseline and who meet the pre-CTP inclusion/exclusion criteria as defined by the DEFUSE 3 trial2 
*excluding criteria purely related to study mechanics (e.g., able to return for protocol required follow-up visits, 
etc.) 
 
 
  Table 1: Key Inclusion Criteria for DAWN and DIFUSE 3 
 
          Parameter                             DAWN                                  DEFUSE 3 
Prestroke baseline             mRS =1 (no significant                    mRS =2 (slight 
mRS (0-6)                          disability)                                         disability) 
 
Last known well to             6-24 h                                              6-16 h 
treatment time 
 
Minimum NIHSS score      10 (moderate stroke)                       6 (moderate stroke) 
(0-42) 
 
LVO by MR or CT              ICA (intracranial) and/or                ICA (cervical or 
angiography                         M1 segment of MCA                      intracranial) and/or M1 
                                                                                                     segment of MCA 
 
mRS= modified Rankin scale, NIHSS= National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, ICA= internal carotid artery, 
MCA= middle cerebral artery 
 
You can find this information under Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Computed Tomography Cerebral 
Perfusion Analysis (CTP) (L38709). 
 
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.