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New reimbursement codes announced for MammoSite balloon catheter.
2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for placement of its MammoSite balloon catheter.
The codes, C9714 and C9715, will be used by hospitals to report the placement of a balloon catheter into the breast for interstitial radiation therapy, either at the time of lumpectomy or in a separate procedure, respectively.
The new technology payment categories assigned by CMS include the cost of the MammoSite device and will provide appropriate reimbursement for hospitals that offer the procedure, effective April 1, 2004.
"We are extremely pleased that CMS has assigned these new codes for MammoSite, ensuring that patients will have increased access to this breast cancer treatment," said Timothy Patrick, president and chief executive officer of Proxima Therapeutics, Inc.
"MammoSite has been widely adopted already because it is a targeted treatment that offers women an option that easily fits into their lifestyles and minimizes unnecessary radiation exposure to healthy breast tissue and organs such as the heart and lungs.
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