Celularity Receives Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Q Code Approval from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Biovance® 3L
March 26 2024 - 8:00AM
Celularity Inc. (Nasdaq: CELU) (“Celularity”), a regenerative
medicine company developing placental-derived allogeneic cell
therapies and advanced biomaterial products, today announced that
the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has
granted a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Q code
for Biovance® 3L, a tri-layer allograft derived from placental
tissue intended for use as a biological membrane covering barrier
or wrap that acts as a scaffold for restoration of functional
tissue in partial- and full-thickness, acute and chronic wounds.
The designated HCPCS Q code is Q4283 and is available starting
April 1, 2024.
"The HCPCS Q code approval by CMS further recognizes Biovance®
3L as an important therapeutic option for the treatment of wounds,”
said Dr. Robert J. Hariri, M.D., Ph.D., Celularity CEO, chairman
and founder. “The medical community has been rapidly adopting this
product, and the HCPCS Q code approval paves the way for Biovance®
3L to realize additional growth, enabling the potential to impact
more lives. As one of our leading biomaterial products, we are
excited about the potential impact this approval may have on
Celularity’s performance throughout the remainder of 2024 and
beyond. We will continue to innovate in this important part of our
business and look forward to providing future updates.”
The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is
produced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
HCPCS is a group of standardized codes that represent medical
procedures, supplies, products, and services. The codes are used to
facilitate the processing of health insurance claims by Medicare
and other insurers. The Q codes are established to identify
drugs, biologicals, and medical equipment or services not
identified by national HCPCS Level II codes but for which codes are
needed for Medicare claims processing. HCPCS code modifiers are
established internally by CMS to facilitate accurate Medicare
claims processing.
Biovance 3L’s unique tri-layer membrane construction is designed
for improved handling and ease of use as a covering, barrier, or
wrap to surgical sites. The three-dimensional design provides more
surface area, allows for suturing as required, and serves as a
cell-friendly structure that promotes cell attachment within
hours.
About
Celularity Celularity Inc. (NASDAQ: CELU) is a
regenerative medicine company developing and commercializing
advanced biomaterial products and allogeneic, cryopreserved,
placental-derived cell therapies, all derived from the postpartum
placenta. Its therapeutic programs target aging-related diseases,
including degenerative diseases, cancer, and immune disorders,
using mesenchymal-like adherent stromal cells (MLASCs), T-cells
engineered with CAR (CAR T-cells), and genetically modified and
unmodified natural killer (NK) cells. Celularity believes that, by
harnessing the placenta’s unique biology and ready availability, it
can develop therapeutic solutions that address significant unmet
global needs for effective, accessible, and affordable
therapies.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis
press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, as well as within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other
than statements of historical facts are “forward-looking
statements,” including those relating to future events. In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology
such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “contemplate,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,”
“might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,”
“project,” “seek,” “should,” “strive,” “target,” “will,” “would”
and the negative of terms like these or other comparable
terminology, and other words or terms of similar meaning. The
forward-looking statements in this press release include , without
limitation, the ability of physicians to utilize Biovance® 3L for
the treatment of wound care patients in office settings, the timing
for reimbursement to commence, the effectiveness of Biovance® 3L as
a treatment option for wounds, the impact of Biovance® 3L on
patient lives, the adoption of Biovance® 3L by the medical
community, the ability of Celularity to meet physician demand and
its impact on Celularity’s performance throughout the remainder of
2024 and beyond, and Celularity’s ability to innovate its
biomaterials business, among others. Many factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in these
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:
Celularity’s liquidity situation; the volatility in Celularity’s
stock price; inherent risks in biotechnological development,
including with respect to the development of novel biomaterial
therapies; ; along with those risk factors set forth under the
caption “Risk Factors” in Celularity’s annual report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March
31, 2023, and other filings with the SEC. If any of these risks
materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results could differ materially from the results implied by these
forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that
Celularity does not presently know, or that Celularity currently
believes are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to
differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In
addition, these forward-looking statements reflect Celularity’s
current expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and
views as of the date of this communication. Subsequent events and
developments could cause assessments to change. Accordingly,
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing Celularity’s views as of any subsequent date, and
Celularity undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities
laws.
Investor Contact: Carlos RamirezSenior
Vice President, Celularity Inc.Carlos.ramirez@celularity.com
Media Contacts: Ali Nagy / Michaela
FawcettKCSA Strategic Communicationsanagy@kcsa.com /
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