French decree confirms separate payment for ICDs and vascular implants:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The French health ministry has published a decree confirming that implantable defibrillators and vascular implants are to be paid for separately from the standard stay group (GHS) tariffs. This is the French equivalent of the diagnosis-related group scheme of charging for hospital treatment. The decree, dated July 29, was published in the Journal officiel on September 2 and contains a list of the codes that specify the precise implants covered by the ruling.