DUBLIN, Ireland, April 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NBRV), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the commercialization and development of innovative anti-infective agents to treat serious infections, today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed its preliminary decision to assign a permanent product-specific Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) J-code for XENLETA™ (lefamulin) 150 mg injection. The new billing code, J0691 Injection, will become effective July 1, 2020 and will replace the C Code, C9054. Transitional pass-through status, previously granted in 2019, for outpatient payments ends December 31, 2022.
J-codes are used by healthcare providers to list physician-administered drugs on claim forms submitted to CMS to receive proper reimbursement for Medicare-eligible patients. Having a unique J-code for XENLETA will help facilitate more efficient billing for hospitals and will assist in the tracking of XENLETA in claims data.
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