Yes Medicare does cover PET scans but only under the following 5 related applications: 1.Solitary Pulmonary Nodule 2.Staging of lung cancer. 3. Staging of Lymphoma. 4. Staging of Melanoma and detection of recurrence. 5. Recurrent colorectal cancer. In your case that a diagnosis is still inconclusive Medicare will not cover the test.
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You may list up to 4 in the provided spaces on the CMS 1500 claim form. However, according to Medicare Change Request 5441, which was implemented on July 2, 2007, all Medicare carriers (Fiscal Intermediaries) are REQUIRED to accept up to 8 diagnosis codes.
Providers are not required to take Medicare (or Medicaid) patients. Hospitals are required to provide emergency care regardless of ability to pay.
There is no penalty; providers are not required to accept Medicare or Medicaid.
Contact Medicare or the clinic to see if they accept a Medicare payment. You may be required to pay the difference between the actual cost and the payment from Medicare.
You are not required to pay back Medicaid or Medicare.
In general, Medicare is deducted from any earned income, regardless of the age or Social Security/Medicare eligibility of the wage earner.
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Providers are not required to participate in either the Medicare or Medicaid program. In addition, providers are required to tell you when you present your Medicare or Medicaid cards that they do not accept the programs (generally this is on the paperwork where they ask for the insurance information). If they render treatment and you have presented your id cards prior to the visit (and they did not otherwise advise you or have you sign something that they don't participate) then contact Medicare at 1-800-Medicare to report the provider.
The HIPAA is required on Medicare claims. The HIPAA is a persons privacy.
Medicare part D adds extra benefits on to your medicare package, it is prescription drug coverage that should be already included in your Medicare package, this means that her insurance would also cover the cost of any drugs she was required to get as part of her medical treatment.