Persius/hicric huggingface dataset:
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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 both percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA or 
Kyphoplasty) procedures will be considered reasonable and necessary when all of the following criteria are 
met: 

1. Acute (less than 6 weeks) or subacute (6 to 12 weeks) osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture 
(VCF) (T1- L5), based on symptom onset, and documented by advanced imaging demonstrating bone 
marrow edema on MRI or bone-scan/SPECT/CT uptake and 
2. The beneficiary is symptomatic and is hospitalized with severe pain (Numeric Rating Scale [NRS] or 
Visual Analog Scale [VAS] pain score  8) or is non-hospitalized with moderate to severe pain (NRS or 
VAS 5) despite optimal non-surgical management (NSM) with one of the following: 
a. Worsening Pain or 
b. Stable to improved pain (but NRS or VAS 5) when 2 or more of the following are present: 
- Progression of vertebral body height loss 
- > 25% vertebral body height reduction 
- Kyphotic deformity 
- Severe impact of VCF on daily functioning (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire 
[RDQ] >17) 

You can find this information in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation 
(PVA) for Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L35130). 
 
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 state that percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA or 
Kyphoplasty) procedures will be considered medically reasonable and necessary for the following indications: 
1. Painful, debilitating, osteoporotic vertebral collapse/compression fractures, defined as those that have 
not responded to non-surgical medical management (e.g., narcotic and/or non- narcotic medication, 
physical therapy modalities) with and without methods of immobility (e.g., rest, bracing). 
 Both PVP and PVA will be considered reasonable and necessary when ALL of the following 
criteria are met: 
o Acute (<6 weeks) or subacute (6-12 weeks) osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture 
(VCF) (T1 L5), based on symptom onset, and documented by advanced imaging 
demonstrating bone marrow edema on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or bone-
scan/single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography 
(CT) uptake and 
o The beneficiary is symptomatic and is hospitalized with severe pain (Numeric Rating 
Scale [NRS] or Visual Analog Scale [VAS] pain score  8) or is non-hospitalized with 
moderate to severe pain (NRS or VAS 5) despite optimal non-surgical management 
(NSM) with one of the following: 
 Worsening Pain or 
 Stable to improved pain (but NRS or VAS 5) when 2 or more of the following 
are present: 
- Progression of vertebral body height loss 
- > 25% vertebral body height reduction 
- Kyphotic deformity 
- Severe impact of VCF on daily functioning (Roland Morris Disability 
Questionnaire [RDQ] >17) 
Exclusion criteria 
Absolute contraindication 
- Current back pain is not primarily due to the identified acute or subacute VCF(s). 
- Osteomyelitis, discitis or active systemic infection 
- Pregnancy - Active surgical site infection 
 
Relative contraindication 
- Greater than three vertebral fractures per procedure 
- Allergy to bone cement or opacification agents 
- Uncorrected coagulopathy 
- Spinal instability 
- Myelopathy from the fracture 
- Neurologic deficit 
- Neural impingement 
- Fracture retropulsion/canal compromise 
 
You can find this information in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation 
(PVA) for Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L34976). 
 
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 state that if an attendant control (E2331) is provided in addition to a beneficiary-operated drive 
control system, it will be denied as non-covered. You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Article for 
Wheelchair Options/Accessories - Policy Article, A52504. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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 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 
 
For power wheelchairs which are capable of being upgraded to an expandable controller (K0835, K0836, 
K0837, K0838, K0839, K0840, K0841, K0842, K0843, K0848, K0849, K0850, K0851, K0852, K0853, 
K0854, K0855, K0856 K0857, K0858, K0859, K0860, K0861 K0862, K0863, K0864, K0868, K0869, K0870, 
K0871, K0877, K0878, K0879, K0880, K0884, K0885, K0886, K0890, K0891), E2377 is used if an 
expandable controller is provided at the time of initial issue. Code E2376 is used with complete replacement of 
an expandable controller. 
 
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. 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Article: Wheelchair Options/Accessories - Policy Article 
(A52504). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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 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 page(s) 33-45 of the Plan's 
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 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 $300 copayment for outpatient hospital observation. You can find this 
information on page(s) 91 of the Plan's 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 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 $150 copayment per day for days 1-6 of each inpatient hospital stay. 
Enrollees then pay a $0 copayment for days 7-90 of each inpatient hospital stay. Inpatient hospital care starts 
the day you are formally admitted to the hospital with a doctors order. The day before you are discharged is 
your last inpatient day. You can find this information on pages 58-59 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 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 pay a $0 copayment per day, for days 1-20, and a $196 copayment per day, for days 
21-100, for skilled nursing facility care. You can find this information on page 105 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 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 that are performed during the same day. You can find this information in Local Coverage 
Determination (LCD) L33930: Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management. 
 
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 providers/suppliers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the 
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual 
for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that For Medicare to consider coverage and payment for any item or service, the information 
submitted by the supplier or provider must corroborate the documentation in the beneficiarys medical 
documentation and confirm that Medicare coverage criteria have been met. Physicians must report services 
correctly. This manual discusses general coding principles in Chapter I and principles more relevant to other 
specific groups of HCPCS/CPT codes in the other chapters. There are certain types of improper coding that 
physicians must avoid. Procedures should be reported with the most comprehensive CPT code that describes 
the services performed. Physicians must avoid upcoding. A HCPCS/CPT code may be reported only if all 
services described by that code have been performed. You can find this rule in the Medicare Program Integrity 
Manual, Chapter 3, Section 3.3.2.1. 
 
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.
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 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 all other supplies, e.g., tubing, masks or cannulas, etc., are included in the monthly rental 
payment. Supplies that are not separately payable are not subject to the refill monitoring and documentation 
requirements specified in Chapter 5 of the Medicare Program Integrity Manual. You can find this rule in the 
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment L33797. 
 
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 state that Facet Joint Interventions are considered medically reasonable and necessary for the
diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain in patients who meet ALL of the following criteria:
     Moderate to severe chronic neck or low back pain, predominantly axial, that causes functional deficit
measured on pain or disability scale; AND
    Pain that has been present for a minimum of 3 months with documented failure to respond to non-invasive
conservative care management (as tolerated); AND
    Absence of untreated radiculopathy or neurogenic claudication (except for radiculopathy caused by facet
joint synovial cyst); AND
    There is no non-facet pathology per clinical assessment or radiology studies that could explain the source
of the patient's pain, including but not limited to fracture, tumor, infection, or significant deformity.
If there is a question as to the source of recurrent pain, then diagnostic procedures must be repeated.
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain
Management (L33930).

The rules state that facet joint injections are only covered for certain indications and when medically necessary.

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 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 $300 copayment for inpatient hospital care. You can find this information 
on pages 82 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 Medicare does not pay for an inpatient-only service furnished to a person who is 
registered in the hospital as an outpatient and reports the service on the outpatient hospital bill type. Medicare 
also does not pay for all other services on the same day as the inpatient only procedure. You can find this 
rule at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual, Chapter 4, Section 180.7. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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 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 $175 copayment for outpatient diagnostic test/Medicare-covered 
radiological diagnostic services. You can find this information on page(s) 68 of the Plan's 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 providers/suppliers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the 
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual 
for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that the Correct Coding Initiative was developed to promote correct coding and to control 
improper coding leading to inappropriate payment in Part B claims. An add-on code is eligible for payment 
only if it is reported with an appropriate primary procedure performed by the same practitioner. An add-on 
code is not eligible for payment if it is the only procedure reported by a practitioner. The only exception is as 
follows:  
 
For the same date of service only one physician of the same specialty in the group practice may report code 
99291 (primary) with or without code 99292 (add-on), and the other physician(s) must report their critical care 
services with CPT code 99292. 
 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 20.9. 
 
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.