Intra-DRG list updated in France

Certain medical devices are financed within the DRG tariff but require explicit review of clinical evidence by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies CNEDiMTS to ensure that they are safe and effective. This mechanism is called “intra-DRG (intra-GHS) coverage”. The mechanism is applicable to particularly invasive devices. Only devices listed in the intra-DRG list can be purchased by hospitals. 

On April 8, 2024, the updated version of the intra-DRG list of April 6, 2024, was published. Changes concerned Title I, “Cardiac and vascular implants”. 

One new device was registered: 

• Implantable cardiac defibrillator with retrosternal probe AURORA EV ICD MRI SURESCAN by Medtronic.

Other changes concerned modifying the registration conditions and renewing registration or extending the registration. Below are some examples:

• Thrombo-aspiration catheters PENUMBRA (PENUMBRA ACE 60, PENUMBRA ACE 68, PENUMBRA 3MAXC, PENUMBRA JET7, PENUMBRA JET D, and PENUMBRA RED) by Penumbra: renewal and modification of registration conditions;
• Balloon guide catheters MERCI and FLOWGATE2 by Stryker: modification of registration conditions and renewal.

More details can be found in French here. 

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