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.

In the middle of March 2023, the updated version of the intra-DRG list was published. Changes include the introduction of several devices for thrombo-aspiration into the list and the deletion of a few devices from the list.

Examples of the included thrombo-aspiration devices:

• Distal access catheters used in REACT thrombo-aspiration systems from MEDTRONIC;
• Thrombo-aspiration systems PENUMBRA ACE 60, PENUMBRA ACE 68, PENUMBRA 3MAXC, PENUMBRA JET 7, PENUMBRA JET D from PENUMBRA.

More details can be found in French here.

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