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flag CMS assigned a permanent billing code to ZEVASKYN, a gene therapy for a rare skin disease, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

flag The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has assigned a permanent HCPCS J-code, J3389, to ZEVASKYN (prademagene zamikeracel), a gene therapy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, effective January 1, 2026. flag The code will standardize billing and reimbursement for the treatment, which uses a patient’s own modified skin cells to promote wound healing. flag The therapy, the first cell sheet-based gene therapy for RDEB, carries risks including allergic reactions, potential long-term cancer risk, and infection transmission. flag Common side effects include pain and itching. flag The therapy is manufactured in Cleveland under cGMP standards.

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