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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare pays only for ambulance transport. Ambulance vehicles must be designed and 
equipped to meet certain requirements. The vehicle must have emergency warning lights, sirens, 
communications equipment, a stretcher, linens, emergency medical supplies, oxygen equipment and other life-
saving equipment. The vehicle also must be staffed with two people, one of whom is certified as an emergency 
medical technician. Medicare will not pay for transport by vehicles that do not meet these requirements. You 
can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 410.41(a). 
 
The rules say that plans may offer a supplemental benefit to provide transport not covered by original 
Medicare. The transport offered must be used only for the enrollee's health care needs, such as transport to the 
doctors office. The transport must be arranged or directly provided by the health plan. The transport may not 
be used for other than health-related purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-16, Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 4, Section 30.3. 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The contract 
says that the Plan covers routine, non-ambulance transportation as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
covers up to 48 one-way trips are covered each year. You can find this information on pages 121-122 of the 
Plans 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 state that a knee immobilizer without joints (L1830), or a knee orthosis with adjustable knee joints 
(L1832, L1833), or a knee orthosis, with an adjustable flexion and extension joint that provides both medial-
lateral and rotation control (L1843, L1845, L1851, L1852), are covered if the beneficiary has had recent injury 
to or a surgical procedure on the knee(s). Knee orthoses L1832, L1833, L1843, L1845, L1851 and L1852 are 
also covered for a beneficiary who is ambulatory and has knee instability due to a specified condition. For 
codes L1832, L1833, L1843, L1845, L1850, L1851 and L1852, knee instability must be documented by 
examination of the beneficiary and objective description of joint laxity (e.g., varus/valgus instability, 
anterior/posterior Drawer test). You can find these rules in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Knee 
Orthoses (L33318). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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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 covered ASC services are those surgical procedures that are identified by CMS on a listing 
that is updated at least annually. Some surgical procedures are covered by Medicare but are not on the list of 
ASC covered surgical procedures. For surgical procedures that are performed but not covered in ASCs, the 
related professional services may be billed by the rendering provider as Part B services and the beneficiary is 
liable for the facility charges, which are non-covered by Medicare. You can find this rule in the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 14, 
Section 10.2. 
 
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 Medicare may cover a drug or biological if it is safe and effective and otherwise reasonable 
and necessary. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 50.4.1. 
  
Medicare rules also allow the plan to use step therapy. This is the process of beginning drug therapy for a 
medical condition with "preferred" (or more cost-effective) on-formulary drug alternative(s) and progressing to 
other drug therapies only as necessary. A plan must grant an exception to its step therapy rules if it determines 
that the requested drug is medically necessary, consistent with the prescriber's statement. The statement must 
show that the step therapy drugs: have been ineffective in treating the enrollee; or are likely to be ineffective or 
adversely affect the drug's effectiveness or patient compliance; or are likely to cause an adverse reaction or 
other harm to the enrollee.  
 
Medicare Advantage plans should ensure that new step therapy requirements do not disrupt ongoing Part B 
drug therapies for enrollees. Step therapy may only be applied to new prescriptions or administrations of Part B 
drugs for enrollees that are not actively receiving the affected medication. You can find this information at 42 
CFR Sections 422.2 and 422.136. 
 
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 has step therapy requirements for certain Medicare Part B covered drugs/biologicals. 
Enrollees may be required to try a preferred drug before the Plan will approve the requested medication. You 
can find this information on page 101 of the Plan's 2023 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 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 screening services such as pre-symptomatic genetic tests and services used to detect an 
undiagnosed disease or disease predisposition are not a benefit and are not covered. Similarly, the costs of 
tests/examinations that assess the risk of a condition unless the risk assessment clearly and directly effects the 
management of the patient may not be reimbursed. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination 
(LCD) Molecular Pathology Procedures L34519. 
The rules say that the following types of tests are examples of services that are not relevant to a Medicare 
beneficiary, are not considered a Medicare benefit (statutorily excluded), and therefore will be denied as 
Medicare Excluded Tests: 
 Tests considered screening in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms of disease that are not 
specifically identified by the law 
 Tests performed to determine carrier screening 
 Tests performed for screening hereditary cancer syndromes 
 Prenatal diagnostic testing 
 Tests performed on patients without signs or symptoms to determine risk for developing a disease or 
condition  Tests performed to measure the quality of a process 
 Tests without diagnosis specific indications 
 Tests identified as investigational by available literature and/or the literature supplied by the developer 
and are not a part of a clinical trial 
Screening services such as pre-symptomatic genetic tests and services used to detect an undiagnosed disease or 
disease predisposition are not a Medicare benefit and are not covered. You can find this information in Local 
Coverage Article Billing and Coding Billing and Coding: Molecular Pathology and Genetic Testing A58917. 
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 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 say that any physician or non-physician practitioner (NPP) authorized to bill Medicare services will 
be paid by the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) at the appropriate physician fee schedule amount 
based on the rendering national provider identifier (NPI) number for evaluation and management services. You 
can find this rule in the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing 
Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.6.1. 
 
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 state that Facet Joint Interventions are considered medically reasonable and necessary for the 
diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain in patients who meet all the following criteria: 
1. Moderate to severe chronic neck or low back pain, predominantly axial, that causes functional deficit 
measured on pain or disability scale 
2. Pain present for minimum of 3 months with documented failure to respond to noninvasive conservative 
management (as tolerated) 
3. Absence of untreated radiculopathy or neurogenic claudication (except for radiculopathy caused by 
facet joint synovial cyst) 
4. There is no non-facet pathology per clinical assessment or radiology studies that could explain the 
source of the patients pain, including but not limited to fracture, tumor, infection, or significant 
deformity. 
 
The rules also say it is not routinely necessary for multiple blocks (e.g., epidural injections, sympathetic blocks, 
trigger point injections, etc.) to be provided to a patient on the same day as facet joint procedures. Multiple 
blocks on the same day could lead to improper or lack of diagnosis. If performed, the medical necessity of each 
injection must be clearly documented in the medical record. You can find this rule in Local Coverage 
Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management (L38803). 
 
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 Medicare Part B coverage is available for outpatient Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) 
services provided by hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and Free-Standing Opioid Treatment 
Program facilities. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual, Chapter 39, Section 50. 
 
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. 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 some International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-
10-CM) codes indicate laterality, specifying whether the condition occurs on the left, right or is bilateral. If no 
bilateral code is provided and the condition is bilateral, assign separate codes for both the left and right side. If 
the side is not identified in the medical record, assign the code for the unspecified side. You can find this 
information in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. 
 
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 a 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 (3) months.  If a patient fails to respond 
well to the initial ESI, a repeat ESI after 14 days can be performed, using a different approach, level and/or 
medication if appropriate, with the rationale and medical necessity for the second ESI documented in the 
medical record. You can find this rule at the Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L38994: Epidural 
Steroid Injections 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.
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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 limited 
oral evaluations but are limited to twice per plan year. The contract also says that enrollees may be billed by the 
out-of-network provider for any charged amount greater than the payment made by the Plan. This benefit does 
not include panoramic radiographic images or endosteal implants. You can find this information on pages 94-
96 and 98-99 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that, with the exception of a limited number of preventive services specifically listed as covered, 
Medicare does not cover items or services that are not reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment 
of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member. You can find this rule in Social 
Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A). 
 
The preventive services covered under Medicare are outlined in Social Security Act, Section 1861; 42 CFR 
Section 410.10; and the National Coverage Determination Manual, Chapter 1, Section 210. 
 
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 immunizations for travel purposes are not covered by Medicare. The services may be covered 
if the plan includes Part D drug coverage. You can find this information on page 130 of the 2023 Evidence of 
Coverage (EOC).
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that 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 CPT codes 51784 and 51785 describe diagnostic electromyography (EMG). When EMG is 
performed as part of a biofeedback session, neither CPT code 51784 nor 51785 shall be reported unless a 
significant, separately identifiable diagnostic EMG service is provided. If either CPT code 51784 or CPT code 
51785 is reported for a diagnostic electromyogram, a separate report must be available in the medical record to 
indicate this service was performed for diagnostic purposes. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual for Medicare Services, 
Chapter VII, Section C(12). 
 
The rules say that if nerve testing (e.g., EMG, nerve conduction velocity) is performed to assess the level of 
paralysis during anesthesia or during mechanical ventilation, the range of CPT codes 95851-95941 are not 
separately reportable. These codes describe significant, separately identifiable diagnostic services requiring a 
formal report in the medical record. Electrical stimulation used to identify or locate nerves during a procedure 
involving treatment of a cranial or peripheral nerve (e.g., nerve block, nerve destruction, neuroplasty, 
transection, excision, repair) is integral to the procedure and is not separately reportable. You can find this rule 
in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual 
for Medicare Services, Chapter XI, Section L(4).  
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules state that percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA) (percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or 
kyphoplasty (PKP)) is covered in patients with both the following: 
1. Inclusion criteria (all are required): 
a. Acute (less than 6 weeks) or subacute (6-12 weeks) osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture 
(VCF) (T1  L5), based on symptom onset, and documented by advanced imaging 
b. Symptomatic (one of the following): 
i. Hospitalized with severe pain (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) or Visual Analog Scale 
(VAS) pain score 8 or more) 
ii. Non-hospitalized with moderate to severe pain (NRS or VAS 5 or more) despite optimal 
non-surgical management (NSM) (one): 
1. Worsening pain 
2. Stable to improved pain (but NRS or VAS still 5 or more) (with 2 or more of the 
following): 
A. Progression of vertebral body height loss 
B. Greater than 25% vertebral body height reduction 
C. Kyphotic deformity 
D. Severe impact of VCF on daily functioning (Roland Morris Disability 
Questionnaire (RDQ) greater than 17 
c. Continuum of care (both)  
i. All patients presenting with VCF should be referred for evaluation of BMD and 
osteoporosis education for subsequent treatment as indicated. 
ii. All patients with VCF should be instructed to take part in an osteoporosis 
prevention/treatment program. 
2. Exclusion criteria (Can have none of the following):   
a. Absolute contraindication 
i. Current back pain is not primarily due to the identified acute or subacute VCF(s). 
ii. Osteomyelitis, discitis, active systemic or surgical site infection 
iii. Pregnancy b. Relative contraindication 
i. Greater than three vertebral fractures per procedure 
ii. Allergy to bone cement or opacification agents 
iii. Uncorrected coagulopathy 
iv. Spinal instability 
v. Myelopathy from the fracture 
vi. Neurologic deficit 
vii. Neural impingement 
viii. Fracture retropulsion/canal compromise 
 
You can find these rules in Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation 
(PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF) (L33569). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that a spinal electrical osteogenesis stimulator (E0748) is covered only if any of the following 
criteria are met: 
 
        Failed spinal fusion where a minimum of nine months has elapsed since the last surgery, or 
        Following a multilevel spinal fusion surgery (see Appendices section), or 
        Following spinal fusion surgery where there is a history of a previously failed spinal fusion at the same 
site. 
 
A spinal electrical osteogenesis stimulator will be denied as not medically necessary if none of the criteria 
above are met. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Osteogenesis Stimulators 
(L33796). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.