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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 Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) devices covered by Medicare under the DME benefit are defined in CMS Ruling 1682R as therapeutic CGMs. You can find this in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Glucose Monitors (L33822). The rules also say Codes A9276 and A9277 describe the supplies used with a non-therapeutic CGM. Codes A9276 and A9277 are not used to bill for supplies used with code K0554. You can find this in the Local Coverage Article: Glucose Monitor - Policy Article (A52464).

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 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 $30 copayment for non-radiological diagnostic services. You can find this information on pages 4-39 to 4-45 of the Plan's 2021 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).
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 The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.  Medicare guidance says, if one laboratory procedure evaluates multiple genes using a next generation sequencing procedure, the laboratory shall report only one unit of service of one genomic sequencing procedure, molecular multianalyte assay, multianalyte assay with algorithmic analysis, or proprietary laboratory analysis CPT code. If no CPT code accurately describes the procedure performed, the laboratory may report CPT code 81479 (Unlisted molecular pathology procedure) with one unit of service or may report multiple individual CPT codes describing the component test results when medically reasonable and necessary. Procedures reported together must be both medically reasonable and necessary (e.g., sequencing of procedures) and ordered by the physician who is treating the beneficiary and using the results in the management of the beneficiary's specific medical problem. If a single procedure is performed, only one HCPCS/CPT code with one unit of service may be reported for the procedure. You can find this Medicare guidance in the Medicare National Coverage Determination: Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) 90.2, Medicare NCCI Coding Policy Manual-Chapter 10 -CPT Codes 8000-89999 and Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Molecular Pathology Procedures (L35000).  If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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 The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.  The rules state that when completing the 1500 claim form, providers must enter the correct Place of Service (POS) code in section 24B.  Invalid or incorrect POS codes will be denied and returned to the provider. If the physician bills for lab services performed in his/her office, the POS code for "Office" is shown. If the physician bills for a lab test furnished by another physician, who maintains a lab in his/her office, the code for "Other" is shown. If the physician bills for a lab service furnished by an independent lab, the code for "Independent Laboratory" is used. Items 21 and 22 on the Form CMS-1500 must be completed for all laboratory work performed outside a physician's office. If an independent lab bills, the place where the sample was taken is shown.  An independent laboratory taking a sample in its laboratory shows "81" as place of service.  If an independent laboratory bills for a test on a sample drawn on an inpatient or outpatient of a hospital, it uses the code for the inpatient (POS code 21), off campus-outpatient hospital (POS code 19), or on campus-outpatient hospital (POS code 22), respectively. You can find this rule at Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 26 Section 10.6.  The rules say that providers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the CPT code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Manual, Chapter I.  The rules say 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 beneficiary's medical documentation and confirm that Medicare coverage criteria have been met. You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 424.5.  If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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 The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.  The rules say that Medicare will pay for durable medical equipment that is needed for use in the home. Your home may be a dwelling, an apartment, a relative's home, a home for the aged, or some other type of institution. However, an institution may not be considered your home if it is an acute hospital or a skilled nursing facility (SNF). You can find these rules in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 110.1(D).  If any power operated vehicle (POV) or power wheelchair (PWC) is only for use outside the home, it will be denied as noncovered. You can find this information in the Local Coverage Article Power Mobility Devices - Policy Article A52498.   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 Plan contract includes a list of covered supplemental dental services. Core buildup, including any pins when required (D2950) is not included on this list and is not a covered supplemental benefit. You can find this information on pages 80 to 82 of the Plan's 2021 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 comprehensive oral evaluation (D0150) and is limited to once every 36 months. You can find this information on page 75 of the Plan's 2021 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  regarding non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), the following guidelines apply: Targeted genomic sequence analysis panel, solid organ neoplasm, DNA analysis, 5-50 genes (CPT 81445) is a useful representation of the aggregate of these gene tests, and may be used (along with other listed panel codes) as long as the panel contains, at a minimum, 5 or more gene tests for molecular biomarkers determined to meet Medicare coverage criteria as listed above. Evaluation of other genes or genomic sequences not addressed by National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) or other professional guidelines are not precluded, but their inclusion in panels recognized by this code should not be interpreted as endorsement of such testing by genomic sequencing procedures and laboratories and users of such testing are advised to adhere to traditional regulatory and institutional oversight mechanisms to assure their clinical validity and utility.   Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors (A57858) require use of CPT 81445 to report targeted genomic sequencing analysis panel for 5 to 50 genes, and the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis code. Subsequent diagnosis code C34.01 in claims system meets coding guidelines.  You can find this information in Medicare's Local Coverage Article for Billing and Coding of Genomic Sequence Analysis Panels in the treatment of Solid Organ Neoplasms (A56867) and Local Coverage Article for Billing and Coding: MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Solid Tumors (A57858).  If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.

The rules 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 the patient has either recurrent, relapsed, refractory, metastatic, or advanced stage III or IV cancer; and not been previously tested with the same test using NGS for the same cancer genetic content, and decided to seek further cancer treatment (e.g., therapeutic chemotherapy).

Effective for services performed on or after January 27, 2020, CMS has determined that NGS as a diagnostic laboratory test is reasonable and necessary and covered nationally for patients with germline (inherited) cancer, when performed in a CLIA-certified laboratory, when ordered by a treating physician and when the patient has ovarian or breast cancer; and a clinical indication for germline (inherited) testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer; and, a risk factor for germline (inherited) breast or ovarian cancer; and not been previously tested with the same germline test using NGS for the same germline genetic content.

You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-03, National Coverage Determination Manual, 90.2. 

The rules say that the provider, supplier, or beneficiary, as appropriate, must furnish to the intermediary or carrier sufficient information to determine whether payment is due and the amount of payment. You can find this rule at 42 CFR 424.5. 

The rules say 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 beneficiary's medical documentation and confirm that Medicare coverage criteria have been met.

You can see this in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-08, Medicare Program Integrity Manual Chapter 3, 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.
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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 modifier -59 is used to indicate a distinct procedural service. This may represent a different session or patient encounter, different procedure or surgery, different site, or organ system, separate incision/excision, or separate injury. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual, Chapter 1, Section E(d).  If you want to read these Medicare rules, you can go to this website www.medicareappeal.com.
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 The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101.  The rules say that 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 two dental cleanings per plan year. You can find this information on pages 4-79 to 4-81of the Plan's 2021 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 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).  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 there is a  $1000 deductible which applies to certain items and services. The Plan deductible applies to the CGM supplies. You can find this information on page 43 to 44 of the Plan's 2021 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 screening tests are excluded from coverage. The only exceptions are for the following services:  

1. screening mammography,  
2. colorectal cancer screening tests, 
3. screening pelvic exams,  
4. prostate cancer screening tests,  
5. glaucoma screening exams,  
6. ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA),  
7. cardiovascular disease screening tests,  
8. diabetes screening tests, and 
9. screening electrocardiograms, and 
10. certain other testing recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service.  

You can find this rule at 42 CFR Section 411.15(a)(1) and 42 CFR Section 410.64. 

 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 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 in Chapter 3 on pages 30-31 of the Plan's 2021 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 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 for a Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) to be covered there must be an acute (< 6 weeks) or subacute (6-12 weeks) osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (T1 - L5) by recent (within 30 days) advanced imaging (bone marrow edema on MRI or bone-scan/SPECT/CT uptake). You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) L38737: Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF).  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. 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 modifier -59 is used to indicate a distinct procedural service. This may represent a different session or patient encounter, different procedure or surgery, different site, or organ system, separate incision/excision, or separate injury. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual, Chapter 1, Section E(d).

The rules say that for Coding Services Supplemental to Principal Procedure (Add-On Codes) Code, generally, these are identified with the statement "list separately in addition to code for primary procedure" in parentheses, and other times the supplemental code is used only with certain primary codes, which are parenthetically identified. The reason for these CPT codes is to enable physicians and others to separately identify a service that is performed in certain situations as an additional service. Incidental services that are necessary to accomplish the primary procedure (e.g., lysis of adhesions in the course of an open cholecystectomy) are not separately billed. You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Internet Only Manual, Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12, Section 30.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.