a fingernail has a hardness of 2; a copper penny, about 3; a knife blade, 5; window glass, 5.5; and a steel file, 6.5. Here are the Mohs scale ratings for 144 types of gemstones:
Background: In the last Ambulance Open Door Forum (April 15, 2009), CMS received questions about how to correctly inform beneficiaries of potential liability for ambulance services that Medicare may not cover.he Medicare law defines the ambulance service benefit as an â ambulance service where the use of other methods of transportation is contraindicated by the individual's condition .â That is, the patientâs medical condition is such that transportation by ambulance is a clinical medical necessity.
Note. When you get ambulance services in a non-emergency situation, and the ambulance company believes that Medicare may not pay for your particular ambulance service, it must give you an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) .