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Cost-effective reimbursement analysis for medical technologies in Europe

Procedure coding, payment mechanism, reimbursement tariffs, policy, and HTA considerations in 20 EU countries

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White Paper: Government-co-funded studies according to the §137e in Germany

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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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The revised EBM catalog for the third quarter of 2025 published in Germany

On July 1, 2025, the revised EBM (German Uniform Evaluation Standard) catalog for the third quarter of 2025 came into force. The EBM catalog is used to reimburse day case and outpatient services via the fee-for-service model.

The main changes introduced concern updates of the contents (services legends, preambles of several EBM subchapters) and the introduction of new EBM codes for the reimbursement of transmitters for telemonitoring and telemedical monitoring of implantable cardiac devices, as well as codes for the services provided within the co-funded study on low-dose pulsed ultrasound for pseudarthrosis.

The examples of the codes introduced are provided below:

Sub-chapter 40.18 “Flat-rate fees for telemonitoring of heart failure and telemedical function analysis”

  • Code 40909 “Flat rate for a required transmitter in connection with the performance of the service(s) according to code(s) 04414, 04416, 13574, 13576 or 13584” with a tariff of €396.67.

Sub-chapter 61.13 “Co-funded study Directive "Low-dose pulsed ultrasound of pseudoarthrosis”

  • Code 61150 “Flat rate for visits within the framework of the co-funded study Directive "Low-dose pulsed ultrasound of pseudarthrosis" with a tariff of €31.36;
  • Code 61151 “Flat rate for device costs, including consumables, when using the device within the co-funded study for the first 150 applications” with a tariff of €1,904;

The full details in German can be found here.

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