CMS Head Verma Unveils Favorable Coding Changes For Medtech, Pharma At MDMA Meeting

02 May 2019

• By Sue Darcey

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow device manufacturers to submit requests for HCPCS codes for emerging technology on a semi-annual basis, and drug-makers will be allowed to submit quarterly, CMS chief Seema Verma told an MDMA audience at the industry advocacy group's annual meeting on 2 May.

US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma says the agency will now accept HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) coding requests for new technology twice a year. The agency chief made the announcement on 2 May at a Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Verma added that the agency will also accept submissions for codes for new pharmaceuticals on a quarterly basis. Formerly, the...