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 Medicare plans must make reasonable and diligent efforts to gather and forward information 
to the Independent Review Entity (IRE). You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Parts C & D Enrollee Grievances, Organization/Coverage 
Determinations, and Appeals Guidance Manual, Section 50.12.1. 
 
The rules also say that Medicare will pay for a covered fecal occult blood test (FOBT) (code G0328) at a 
frequency of once every 12 months (i.e., at least 11 months have passed following the month in which the last 
covered screening FOBT was performed). You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 18, Section 60.2. 
 
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 state that the noninvasive stimulator device is covered only for the following indications: 
 
        Nonunion of long bone fractures; 
        Failed fusion, where a minimum of 9 months has elapsed since the last surgery; 
        Congenital pseudarthroses; 
        Effective July 1, 1996, as an adjunct to spinal fusion surgery for patients at high risk of pseudarthrosis due 
to previously failed spinal fusion at the same site or for those undergoing multiple level fusion. A multiple level 
fusion involves 3 or more vertebrae (e.g., L3-L5, L4-S1, etc). 
        Effective September 15, 1980, nonunion of long bone fractures is considered to exist only after 6 or more 
months have elapsed without healing of the fracture. 
        Effective April 1, 2000, nonunion of long bone fractures is considered to exist only when serial 
radiographs have confirmed that fracture healing has ceased for 3 or more months prior to starting treatment 
with the electrical osteogenic stimulator. Serial radiographs must include a minimum of 2 sets of radiographs, 
each including multiple views of the fracture site, separated by a minimum of 90 days. 
 
You can find this information in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) Osteogenic Stimulators 150.2. 
 
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 that reflex definitive UDT is not reasonable and necessary when presumptive testing is performed 
at point of care because the clinician may have sufficient information to manage the patient. If the clinician is 
not satisfied, he/she must determine the clinical appropriateness of and order specific subsequent definitive 
testing (e.g., the patient admits to using a particular drug, or the IA cut-off is set at such a point that is 
sufficiently low that the physician is satisfied with the presumptive test result). You can find this information in 
Medicare's Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse 
Testing (L35006). 
 
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 that, for all beneficiaries receiving home health (HH) services in 2021 whose services will 
continue in 2022, the home health agency (HHA) shall submit a Notice of Admission (NOA) with a one-time, 
artificial 'admission' date corresponding to the "From" date of the first period of continuing care in 2022. For 
example, if a period of care begins in 2021 and ends on January 10, 2022, the HHA submits an NOA with an 
admission date of January 11, 2022, and then submits a claim when the 30-day period of care is over. The HHA 
should submit the January 11, 2022, admission date on all subsequent claims until the beneficiary is discharged 
and another NOA is required. This is to ensure the claim is matched to the correct NOA and the correct receipt 
date is used for payment. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10, Section 10.1. 
 
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 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 oral 
exams dental x-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatment, fillings, crowns, inlays and onlays, root canals, scaling and 
root planing, complete and partial dentures, bridges, extractions and oral surgery procedures, nitrous oxide and 
sedation and splints.  You can find this information on pages 4-64 to of the Plans 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 delivery and service are an integral part of oxygen and durable medical equipment (DME) 
suppliers' costs of doing business. Such costs are ordinarily assumed to have been taken into account by 
suppliers (along with all other overhead expenses) in setting the prices they charge for covered items and 
services. As such, these 
costs have already been accounted for in the calculation of the fee schedules. This rule is found in Medicare 
Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 20, Section 60. 
 
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 panels with more than five respiratory pathogens performed in a Part B outpatient setting 
are considered not medically reasonable and necessary. You can find this information in the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Respiratory Pathogen Panel Testing 
(L38916). 
 
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 one to two levels, either unilateral or bilateral, are allowed per session per spine region. The 
need for a three or four-level procedure bilaterally may be considered under unique circumstances and with 
sufficient documentation of medical necessity on appeal. A session is a time period, which includes all 
procedures (i.e., medial branch blocks (MBB), intraarticular injections that are performed during the same day. 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Facet Joint Interventions for Pain 
Management (L38765) - Effective May 26, 2022. 
 
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 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 only 
those items and services specifically listed in your Plan contract. Comprehensive oral evaluation by an oral 
surgeon is not covered under the Plans dental benefits. Services must be performed by a participating general 
dentist. You can find this information on pages 68-69 of the Plans 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 effective for services performed on or after January 21, 2020, CMS will cover acupuncture 
for Medicare patients with chronic Lower Back Pain (cLBP). Up to 12 visits in 90 days are covered for 
Medicare beneficiaries. For the purpose of this decision, chronic lower back pain is defined as: 
 
1. Lasting 12 weeks or longer 
2. non-specific, in that it has no identifiable systemic cause (i.e. not associated with metastatic, inflammatory, 
infectious, etc disease) 
3. Not associated with surgery; and 
4. Not associated with pregnancy 
 
You can find this rule in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) - Acupuncture for Chronic Lower Back 
Pain (cLBP) - Effective January 21, 2020. 
 
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.
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 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 the 
requested item or service but is limited to one D4341 every 36 months. You can find this information on pages 
59-60 of the Plan's 2022 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 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 does not include 
D5214. You can find this information on pages 91-93 of the Plans 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. 
 
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). 
 
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 offers a supplemental benefit for routine eyewear. This benefit provides up to  
$200 for frames/lenses or contact lenses every two years. You can find this 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 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 $200 copayment for outpatient surgery and a $15 copayment for 
provider office visits. You can find this information on pages 105-108 of the Plan's 2022 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 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 3-4 and 3-7 of the Plan's 
2022 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 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 only 
those items and services specifically listed in your Plan contract. You may see any licensed dental provider in 
the U.S. You can find this information on pages 75-76 of the Plans 2022 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 say that Medicare pays for ambulance services that meet certain origin and destination requirements. 
In order to meet this requirement, the ambulance supplier must transport the patient for whom the emergency 
call was placed. If an ambulance responds to a call but does not transport the person for whom the call was 
placed, Medicare does not pay for the service. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.40(f) and in the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit 
Policy Manual, Chapter 10, Section 10. 
 
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 the enrollee is responsible for paying the full cost of services that are not covered by the 
Plan, either because they are not Plan covered services, or Plan rules were not followed. You can find this 
information on page 3-7 of the Plan's 2022 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 upper blepharoplasty (removal of upper eyelid skin) and/or repair of blepharoptosis 
(drooping of the upper eyelid, which relates to the position of the eyelid margin with respect to the eyeball and 
visual axis) is considered functional in nature when the upper lid position or overhanging skin (see 
pseudoptosis below) is sufficiently low to produce a functional deficit related to visual field impairment or 
brow fatigue. 
 
A functional deficit or disturbance secondary to eyelid and/or brow abnormalities must be documented. For 
upper blepharoplasty, such documentation should include: Redundant eyelid tissue touching the eyelashes or 
hanging over the eyelid margin resulting in pseudoptosis where the pseudo margin produces a central 
"pseudo-MRD" of 2.0 mm or less, or; Redundant eyelid tissue predominantly medially or laterally clearly 
obscures the line of sight in corresponding gaze, and/or; A difference of at least 12 degrees between the resting 
field and the field performed with manual elevation of the eyelid margin, or; erythema, edema, crusting, etc. of 
redundant eyelid tissue. 
 
Color photographs are required to support upper eyelid surgery as medically necessary. The physical signs 
documented above must be clearly represented in photographs of the structures of interest, and the photographs 
must be of sufficient size and detail as to make those structures easily recognizable. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Blepharoplasty, Eyelid Surgery, 
and Brow Lift (L34411). 
 
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.