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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 137 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 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 item or service but is limited to individual crowns are covered every five (5) years per tooth and the 
recementation of crowns and posts is limited for payment to one (1) per tooth per life, after six months of the 
initial cementation. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 120 of the Plan's 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 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 $90 copayment for emergency care. You can find this information on 
page(s) 52 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 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. 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. You can find this information on pages 91-93 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).  
 
The contract also says that the Plan covers certain dental services as a supplemental (extra) benefit. This benefit 
includes coverage for specific dental procedure codes included in the dental benefits chart. There is no 
coverage for the dental codes represented by D4267, D7953, and D0366. You can find this information on 
pages 91-93 of the Plans 2022 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 does not include 
bone graft and re-cement implant/crown. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on page 75 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 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 item or service but is limited to 1 procedure every 3 plan years. You can find this information on 
pages 4-65 to 4-80 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 a list of 
covered dental procedures codes. The contract states that only dental codes listed will be covered. Bone 
replacement graft (D7953) and deep sedation (D9223) are not on the list and therefore not covered by the Plan's 
dental benefit. You can find this information in Chapter 4 on pages 98 to 99 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 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 field 16 of the Medicare Fee Schedule Data Base (MFSDB) provides the postoperative 
periods that apply to each surgical procedure. The payment rules for surgical procedures apply to codes with 
entries of 000, 010, 090, and, sometimes, YYY. 
Codes with 090 in Field 16 are major surgeries. Codes with 000 or 010 are either minor surgical 
procedures or endoscopies. 
Codes with YYY are A/B MAC (B)-priced codes, for which A/B MACs (B) determine the global period (the 
global period for these codes will be 0, 10, or 90 days). Note that not all A/B MAC (B)-priced codes have a 
YYY global surgical indicator; sometimes the global period is specified. 
While codes with ZZZ are surgical codes, they are add-on codes that are always billed with another service. 
There is no postoperative work included in the fee schedule payment for the ZZZ codes. Payment is made for 
both the primary and the add-on codes, and the global period assigned is applied to the primary code. 
You can find this rule in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Claims Processing Manual 
Chapter 12, Section 40.1. 
 
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 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 item or service but is limited to 2 implants per plan year. You can find this information on pages 115-
130 of the Plan's 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 outpatient rehabilitation services must relate directly and specifically to a written treatment 
plan. The plan of care must be established before treatment is begun. The signature and professional identity of 
the person who established the plan, and the date it was established must be recorded with the plan. 
Outpatient therapy services shall be furnished under a plan established by: 
 
    - A physician/non-physician practitioner (NPP)  
 
    - The physical therapist who will provide the physical therapy services; 
 
    - The occupational therapist who will provide the occupational therapy services; or 
 
    - The speech-language pathologist who will provide the speech-language pathology services. 
 
The plan may be entered into the patient's therapy record either by the person who established the plan or by 
the provider's or supplier's staff when they make a written record of that person's oral orders before treatment is 
begun. 
 
You can find this information in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Internet-Only Manual, 
Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, Section 220.1.2. 
 
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 providers/suppliers must report services correctly. Procedures should be reported with the 
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the services performed. You can find this rule in 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative Policy Manual 
for Medicare Services, Chapter I(A). 
 
The rules say that the Physician Fee Schedule Status Indicator P means that there are no payment amounts for 
these services. No separate payment should be made for them under the fee schedule; If the item or service is 
covered as incident to a physician service and is provided on the same day as a physician service, payment for 
it is bundled into the payment for the physician service to which it is incident. (An example is an elastic 
bandage furnished by a physician incident to physician service.). If the item or service is covered as other than 
incident to a physician service, it is excluded from the fee schedule (i.e., colostomy supplies) and should be 
paid under the other payment provision of the Act. 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, 30.2.2. 
 
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 effective for dates of service on and after July 1, 2011, Medicare contractors shall 
automatically deny claim line items submitted with a -GZ modifier. You can find this rule in Medicare Claims 
Processing Manual Chapter 23, Section 20.9.1.1. 
 
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.
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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 page 41 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 the implantation of spinal cord stimulators (SCS) may be covered as therapies for the relief 
of chronic intractable pain. SCS is best suited for neuropathic pain but may have some limited value in other 
types of nociceptive severe, intractable pain. Therapy consists of a short trial with a percutaneous implantation 
of neurostimulator electrode(s) in the epidural space for assessing a patients suitability for ongoing treatment 
with a permanent surgically implanted nerve stimulator. Performance and documentation of an effective trial is 
a prerequisite for permanent nerve stimulation. In situations where the spinal cord stimulator has been working 
well but is in need of replacement for battery change, malfunction or end of stimulator life, a new trial is not 
needed to replace the stimulator. 
 
SCS therapy should be considered as a late option after more conservative attempts such as medications, 
physical therapy, psychological therapy or other modalities have been tried. Patients must have undergone 
careful screening, evaluation and diagnosis by a multidisciplinary team prior to implantation. (Such screening 
must include psychological, as well as physical evaluation). Documentation of the history and careful screening 
must be available in the patient chart if requested. Patients being selected for a trial 
 Must not have active substance abuse issues. 
 Must undergo proper patient education, discussion, and disclosure including an extensive discussion of 
the risks and benefits of this therapy. 
 Must undergo appropriate psychological screening 
 
Noridian will reimburse for placement of a maximum of 2 leads or 16 contacts, and for 2 SCS trials per 
anatomic spinal region per patient per lifetime (with exceptions allowed for technical limitations for the initial 
trials or for use of different modalities of stimulation, including new technology). More than 2 SCS trials per 
anatomic spinal region per patient per lifetime is not considered reasonable and necessary. If a trial fails, a 
repeat trial is not appropriate unless there are extenuating circumstances that lead to trial failure. You can find 
this rule in the Local Coverage Determination for Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain, L36204. 
 
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 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 20% coinsurance for durable medical equipment and related supplies. 
You can find this information on pages 71-72 of the Plan's 2022 Evidence of Coverage (EOC).  
 
The Plan contract also says that enrollees must pay a $90 copayment for each emergency room visit. You can 
find this information on page 72 of the Plans 2022 EOC.