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 state that, effective for dates of service on or after October 9, 2014, The CologuardTM test is covered 
once every three years for Medicare beneficiaries that meet all of the following criteria: 
 
1. Age 50 to 85 years, and, 
2. Asymptomatic (no signs or symptoms of colorectal disease including but not limited to lower gastrointestinal 
pain, blood in stool, positive guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (iFOBT)), 
and, 
3. At average risk of developing colorectal cancer (no personal history of adenomatous polyps, colorectal 
cancer, or inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohns Disease and ulcerative colitis; no family history of 
colorectal cancers or adenomatous polyps, familial adenomatous polyposis, or hereditary nonpolyposis 
colorectal cancer). 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, 
Publication 100-03, National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual: Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests, 
NCD 210.3. 
 
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.
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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 24 one-way trips every year. You can find this information on page 104 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. 
 
  
  Rules state that effective for services performed on or after March 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) as a diagnostic laboratory 
test is reasonable and necessary and covered nationally, when performed in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
Amendments (CLIA)-certified laboratory, when ordered by a treating physician, and when coverage 
requirements are met. This rule is found in National Coverage Determination (NCD): Next Generation 
Sequencing (NGS) (90.2). 
 
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 coverage of an insulin pump requires either a positive beta cell autoantibody test or a C-
peptide level less than or equal to 110 percent of the lower limit of normal of the laboratory's measurement 
method. You can find this rule in Local Coverage Determination (LCD): External Infusion Pumps (L33794). 
 
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 diagnostic breath analyses are tests performed to measure either the hydrogen or carbon 
dioxide content of the breath after the ingestion of certain compounds. The analyses are performed to diagnose 
certain gastrointestinal disease states. 
 
The following breath test is covered: 
- Lactose breath hydrogen to detect lactose malabsorption. 
 
The following breath tests are excluded from coverage: 
- Lactulose breath hydrogen for diagnosing small bowel bacterial overgrowth and measuring small bowel 
transit time. 
- CO2 for diagnosing bile acid malabsorption. 
- CO2 for diagnosing fat malabsorption. 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, 
Publication 100-03, National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual, Diagnostic Breath Analyses, NCD 
100.5. 
 
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 mastectomy sleeve (L8010) is denied as noncovered since it does not meet the definition 
of a prosthesis. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article: External Breast Prostheses - 
Policy Article (A52478). 
 
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 telephone alert systems are not covered by Medicare, as these are emergency 
communications systems and do not serve a diagnostic or therapeutic purpose. You can find this information in 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet-Only Manual, Publication 100-03, National Coverage 
Determinations Manual, Section 280.1. 
 
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 all of the following basic criteria (A-C) must be met for a power mobility device or a push-
rim activated power assist device to be covered. 
A. The beneficiary has a mobility limitation that significantly impairs his/her ability to participate in one or 
more mobility-related activities of daily living (MRADLs) such as toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming, and 
bathing in customary locations in the home. 
B. The beneficiarys mobility limitation cannot be sufficiently and safely resolved by the use of an 
appropriately fitted cane or walker. 
C. The beneficiary does not have sufficient upper extremity function to self-propel an optimally-configured 
manual wheelchair in the home to perform MRADLs during a typical day. 
 
A power-operated vehicle (POV) is covered if all of the basic coverage criteria (A-C) have been met and if 
criteria D-I are also met. 
D. The beneficiary is able to: 
   - Safely transfer to and from a POV, and 
   - Operate the tiller steering system, and 
   - Maintain postural stability and position while operating the POV in the home. 
E. The beneficiarys mental capabilities (e.g., cognition, judgment) and physical capabilities (e.g., vision) are 
sufficient for safe mobility using a POV in the home. 
F. The beneficiarys home provides adequate access between rooms, maneuvering space, and surfaces for the 
operation of the POV that is provided. 
G. The beneficiarys weight is less than or equal to the weight capacity of the POV that is provided and greater 
than or equal to 95 percent of the weight capacity of the next lower weight class POV  i.e., a Heavy Duty 
POV is covered for a beneficiary weighing 285  450 pounds; a Very Heavy Duty POV is covered for a 
beneficiary weighing 428  600 pounds. 
H. Use of a POV will significantly improve the beneficiarys ability to participate in MRADLs and the 
beneficiary will use it in the home. 
I. The beneficiary has not expressed an unwillingness to use a POV in the home. 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Power Mobility Devices (L33789). 
 
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. 
 
A pneumatic compression device (PCD) coded as E0652 is covered for the treatment of lymphedema extending 
onto the chest, trunk and/or abdomen when all of the following are met: 
 
1. The beneficiary has lymphedema of an extremity. 
 
2. The coverage criteria for an E0650 or E0651 PCD are met. 
 
3. The beneficiary has lymphedema extending onto the chest, trunk and/or abdomen that extends past the limits 
of a standard compression sleeve, and the chest, trunk and/or abdominal lymphedema has failed to improve 
with a four-week trial. 
 
A four-week trial of conservative therapy demonstrating failed response to treatment with an E0650 or E0651 
is required. The four-week trial of conservative therapy must include all of the following: 
 
 At least four weeks of regular, daily, multiple-hour home usage of the E0650 or E0651 PCD after 
careful, in-person fitting, training and supervision by a technician who is skilled in and who regularly and 
successfully uses the appliance provided 
 Compliant use of an appropriate compression bandage system or compression garment to provide 
adequate graduated compression 
 Regular exercise 
 Elevation where appropriate 
 Manual lymphatic drainage (where available) and self-manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) for at least 30 
minutes per day 
 Evaluation of diet and implementation of any necessary change 
 Medications as appropriate (e.g. diuretics and/or other treatment of congestive failure, etc.) 
 Correction (where possible) of anemia and/or hypoproteinemia 
 
PCD related accessories (E0655, E0656, E0657, E0660, E0665, E0666, E0667, E0668, E0669, E0670, E0671, 
E0672, E0673) are eligible for reimbursement only when the appropriate, related base PCDs (E0650, E0651, 
E0652, E0675) meets the applicable coverage criteria for that type of PCD. If the base PCD is not covered, 
related accessories are not eligible for reimbursement. Claims for related items will be denied as not reasonable 
and necessary. You can find this information at Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Pneumatic 
Compression Devices (L33829).  
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 elastic stockings are not covered because they are non-reusable supply items. Elastic 
stockings are not durable medical equipment. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, 
Chapter 1, Section 280.1.   
  
The rules say that gradient pressure garments may be covered when used as dressings following burn injuries. 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 
100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Section 270.5.  
 
The rules also say that compression bandages, multi-layer systems, and gradient compression wraps are 
covered only when they are used as dressings over a qualifying wound. However, gradient compression 
stockings described by codes A6530, A6533, A6534, A6535, A6536, A6537, A6538, A6539, A6540, A6541, 
A6544, A6549, and non-elastic extremity binders (A4465) are noncovered because they do not meet the 
statutory definition of a dressing. You can find these rules in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): 
Surgical Dressings L33831 and Local Coverage Article: Surgical Dressings-Policy Article A54563. 
 
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 does not pay for hearing aids or examinations for the purpose of prescribing, 
fitting, or changing hearing aids. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(d). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says you are allowed one hearing aid(s) per ear every 3 years. The contract also says this benefit is 
administered on a rolling calendar year since your last date of service. You can find this information on page 
78 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 state that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) covers leadless pacemakers through 
Coverage with Evidence Development (CED). CMS covers leadless pacemakers when procedures are 
performed in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved studies. You can find this rule in National 
Coverage Determination (NCD): Leadless Pacemakers (20.8.4). 
 
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 say that a Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically 
necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must 
arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or 
inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(3). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that, with limited exceptions, members of the Plan must use network providers to get medical care 
and services. The only exceptions are emergencies, urgently needed care when the network is not available 
(generally, when the enrollee is out of the area), out-of-area dialysis services, and cases in which the Plan 
authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information in Chapter three on pages 45 to 
46 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 to qualify for home health services, the enrollee must be confined to the home. You can find 
this rule at 42 CFR Section 409.42(a). 
 
The rules say that patients generally will be considered to be homebound if they have a condition due to an 
illness or injury that restricts their ability to leave their home without the use of supportive devices such as 
crutches, canes, wheelchairs, and walkers; special transportation; or the assistance of another person. A patient 
will be considered homebound if leaving home is medically contraindicated. You can find this rule in the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit 
Policy Manual, Chapter 7, Section 30.1.1. 
 
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. The Plan 
contract also says that prior to receiving home health services, a doctor must certify that you need home health 
services and will order home health services to be provided by a home health agency. You must be 
homebound, which means leaving home is a major effort. You can find this information on page 74 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 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., MBB, IA, facet cyst ruptures, and RFA ablations) that are performed during the same day. 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Facet Joint Interventions for Pain 
Management (L34892). 
 
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 a Medicare plan may restrict members to a network of providers as long as medically 
necessary covered care is accessible and available through this network. The rules say that the Plan must 
arrange for specialty care outside of the Plan provider network when network providers are unavailable or 
inadequate to meet a member's medical needs. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 422.112(a)(3). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules. The Plan 
contract says that, with limited exceptions, members of the Plan must use network providers to get medical care 
and services. The only exceptions are emergencies, urgently needed care when the network is not available 
(generally, when the enrollee is out of the area), out-of-area dialysis services, and cases in which the Plan 
authorizes the use of out-of-network providers. You can find this information on pages 45 to 50 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 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 partial upper denture but is limited to once every five plan years. You can find this information on 
page 4-64 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).