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 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 genes not identified as having actionable use are not considered reasonable and necessary. 
The algorithms employed in combinatorial testing are also not currently considered reasonable and necessary 
components of multi-gene testing. You can find this information in Local Coverage Determination (LCD)  
MolDX: Pharmacogenomics Testing L38394. 
 
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 on pages 41 to 42 of the Plan's 
2022 Evidence of Coverage.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare 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 
offers a supplemental (extra) benefit to cover routine hearing services that are not covered by Original 
Medicare. This benefit includes up to 2 hearing aids every 2 years. Choose from a broad selection of brand-
name hearing aids or the Plan's hearing vendor's exclusive brand custom-programmed for your hearing loss at a 
range of copay levels. Hearing aids are only provided through the specified hearing vendor network. You are 
responsible for all costs for hearing aids not purchased through this vendor network. You can find this 
information on pages 4-20 to 4-22 of the Plan's 2021 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 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). 
 
A Professional Component (PC)/Technical Component (TC) indicator of 2 identifies standalone codes that 
describe the physician work portion of selected diagnostic tests for which there is an associated code that 
describes the technical component of the diagnostic test only and another associated code that describes 
the global test. An example of a professional component only code is 93010, Electrocardiogram; interpretation 
and report. Modifiers 26 and TC cannot be used with these codes. The total Relative Value Units (RVUs) for 
professional component only codes include values for physician work, practice expense, and malpractice 
expense. You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only 
Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, Section 50.6. 
 
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 417.414. 
 
The rules say that medically necessary services are those that are reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or 
treatment of an illness or injury. Medically necessary services include services to improve the functioning of a 
malformed body member. You can find this rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A). 
 
The rules say that services that are not medically necessary are not covered. The rules also say that 
experimental and investigational devices are not covered. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Sections 411.15 and 
411.15(o). 
 
If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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 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. 
  
  The rules say that 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.
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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 cardiovascular nuclear imaging is indicated for the following: 
 
1. Assessment of the functional and prognostic importance of angina; 
2. Diagnostic evaluation of patients with chest pain and uninterpretable or equivocal ECG changes caused by 
drugs, bundle branch block, or left ventricular hypertrophy; 
3. Assessment of congenital anomalies of coronary arteries; 
4. Risk assessment or re-evaluation of disease in patients who are asymptomatic or have stable symptoms, with 
known atherosclerotic heart disease on catheterization or SPECT perfusion imaging, who have not had a 
revascularization procedure within the past two years; 
5. Detection of coronary artery disease in patients, without chest pain syndrome, with new-onset of diagnosed 
heart failure or left ventricular systolic dysfunction; 
6. Evaluation of ischemic versus non-ischemic cardiomyopathy when cardiac catheterization / coronary 
angiography are not planned; 
7. Evaluation of myocardial perfusion and/or function before and after coronary artery bypass surgery or other 
re-perfusion procedures; 
9. Quantification and surveillance of myocardial infarction and prognostication in patients with infarction; 
10. Assessment of congenital anomalies of coronary arteries; 
11. Preoperative assessment for non-cardiac surgery, when used to determine risk for surgery and/or 
perioperative management in: 
 
-patients with minor or intermediate clinical risk predictors and poor functional capacity; 
-patients with intermediate or high likelihood of coronary heart disease, or 
-patients with poor functional capacity undergoing high risk non-cardiac surgery; 
 
12. Evaluation of ventricular function in patients with non-ischemic myocardial disease; 
13. Evaluation of patients in whom an accurate measure of the ejection fraction is needed to make a 
determination of whether to implant a defibrillator or biventricular pacemaker; 
14. Evaluation of a patient receiving chemotherapeutic drugs which are potentially cardiotoxic (e.g., 
adriamycin) 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine 
(L33560) - Effective October 1, 2019. 
 If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com. 
 
The Plan contract says that the Plan covers items and services in accordance with Medicare rules.
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Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that the primary indication of a diagnostic facet joint procedure is to diagnose whether the patient 
has facet syndrome. Intraarticular (IA) facet block(s) are considered reasonable and necessary as a diagnostic 
test only if medial branch blocks (MMB) cannot be performed due to specific documented anatomic 
restrictions or there is an indication to proceed with therapeutic intraarticular injections. These restrictions must 
be clearly documented in the medical record and made available upon request. Diagnostic procedures should be 
performed with the intent that if successful, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) procedure would be considered the 
primary treatment goal at the diagnosed level(s). A second diagnostic facet procedure is considered medically 
necessary to confirm validity of the initial diagnostic facet procedure when administered at the same level. The 
second diagnostic procedure may only be performed a minimum of 2 weeks after the initial diagnostic 
procedure. Clinical circumstances that necessitate an exception to the two-week duration may be considered on 
an individual basis and must be clearly documented in the medical record. 
 
For the first diagnostic facet joint procedure: 
a. For the first diagnostic facet joint procedure to be considered medically reasonable and necessary, the 
patient must meet the criteria outlined under indications for facet joint interventions. 
b. A second confirmatory diagnostic facet joint procedure is considered medically reasonable and 
necessary in patients who meet ALL the following criteria: 
i. The patient meets the criteria for the first diagnostic procedure; AND 
ii. After the first diagnostic facet joint procedure, there must be a consistent positive response of at 
least 80% relief of primary (index) pain (with the duration of relief being consistent with the 
agent used) 
 
You can find this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management, 
L35936 (eff 02/10/22).  
 
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 day benefits exhaust is considered a discharge for payment purposes under Long-Term Care Hospital 
(LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS). 
 
If a beneficiary's Part A benefits exhaust during the stay, providers code an Occurrence Code A3-C3. If 
benefits are exhausted prior to the stay, hospitals submit a no-pay claim that is to be coded by the A/B MAC 
(A) with no pay code B. 
 
LTCH PPS uses Occurrence Code 47 to indicate the first full day of cost outlier status and also uses 
Occurrence Span Code 70 for covered non-utilization periods beyond the short-stay outlier threshold. There is 
an exception if there are not enough regular days to reach the short-stay outlier threshold point. For the 
beneficiary to continue coverage, lifetime reserve (LTR) days must be utilized for the remainder of the entire 
stay, as available. Similarly, for the beneficiary to continue coverage, if only LTR days are available, they must 
be used on a continuous basis throughout the entire stay, as available. 
 You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, 
Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 3, Section 150.17. 
 
The rules say that a contract plan provider is an agent of the plan. Services and referrals obtained from a plan 
provider are viewed as plan-approved unless notice is given that the services will not be covered. When a plan 
provider gives, or refers an enrollee for, a service that the enrollee reasonably believes is covered by the plan, 
the enrollee is held harmless and need not pay more than the plan-allowed cost-sharing for that service. 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 160. 
 
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. 
 
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 pontic 
when medically reasonable and necessary. You can find this information on pages 99 and 109 of the Plan's 
2022 Evidence of Coverage. 
 
The Plan contract also says that fixed bridges are usually considered beyond the scope of the program. 
However, an allowance for fixed bridges is available and limited to anterior maxillary three unit bridges (one 
missing maxillary tooth), and anterior mandibular bridges up to four units (two missing adjacent mandibular 
teeth). Bridges will only be covered if no other teeth are missing in the same arch other than 3rd molars. You 
can find this information on page 274 of the Plan's 2022 dental coverage handbook.
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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. You can find this information 
on pages 66-69 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 when an initial below knee prosthesis (L5500) or a preparatory below knee prosthesis (L5510, 
L5520, L5530, L5540) is provided, prosthetic substitutions and/or additions of procedures and components are 
covered in accordance with the functional level assessment except for codes L5629, L5638, L5639, L5646, 
L5647, L5704, L5785, L5962, and L5980 which will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. When a below 
knee preparatory prefabricated prosthesis (L5535) is provided, prosthetic substitutions and/or additions of 
procedures are covered in accordance with the functional level assessment except for codes L5620, L5629, 
L5645, L5646, L5670, L5676, L5704, and L5962 which will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. 
 
SOCKETS: 
 
More than 2 test (diagnostic) sockets (L5618, L5620, L5622, L5624, L5626, L5628) for an individual 
prosthesis are not reasonable and necessary unless there is documentation in the medical record which justifies 
the need. Exception: A test socket is not reasonable and necessary for an immediate prosthesis (L5400, L5410, 
L5420, L5430, L5450, L5460). 
 
No more than two of the same socket inserts (L5654, L5655, L5656, L5658, L5661, L5665, L5673, L5679, 
L5681, L5683) are allowed per individual prosthesis at the same time. 
 
Socket replacements are considered reasonable and necessary if there is adequate documentation of functional 
and/or physiological need. It is recognized that there are situations where the explanation includes but is not 
limited to: changes in the residual limb; functional need changes; or irreparable damage or wear/tear due to 
excessive beneficiary weight or prosthetic demands of very active amputees. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33787. 
 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 core 
buildup, including any pins when required (D2950), retainer crown (D6751), and pontic (D6241) when 
medically reasonable and necessary. You can find this information on pages 103, 107, and 112 of the Plan's 
2022 Evidence of Coverage.
Appeal type: unknown
Decision: unknown

 
The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules say that Medicare will not pay for dental services. Dental services are items and services involving 
the care, treatment, filling, removal or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth. Medicare 
defines "structures directly supporting the teeth" as the periodontium, which includes the gingivae, 
dentogingival junction, periodontal membrane, cementum of the teeth, and alveolar process. You can find this 
rule in the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(12) and in the Centers for Medicare 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. Limitations may apply and 
prior authorization may be required for covered services. You can find this information on pages 66-69 of the 
Plans 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).