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Reimbursement summary for angioplasty of arteries of lower extremities

This post presents an extract from our reimbursement analysis for angioplasty of arteries lower extremities using plain and drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for peripheral artery disease in England, France and Germany. Plain balloon angioplasty is reimbursement via DRG solely and DCBs are reimbursement via combination of DRG and add-on reimbursement.
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Regular update of the List of reimbursable devices and Nominative Lists in Belgium

On June 8, 2023, Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV) published an updated List of reimbursable devices and Nominative Lists of brands to come into force on July 1, 2023.

Three new material codes concerning cardiovascular and spinal procedures with the corresponding conditions were added to the List of reimbursable devices. An example of a new code is 184214 - 184225 “Biological valve made from animal pericardium with proven reduced calcification of the valve leaflets, implanted in the aortic position”.

Several new branded devices were registered on the Nominative Lists connected to new and already existing material codes.

See more information in French here and Dutch here.

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