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CMS assigned a permanent billing code to ZEVASKYN, a gene therapy for a rare skin disease, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
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.
The code will standardize billing and reimbursement for the treatment, which uses a patient’s own modified skin cells to promote wound healing.
The therapy, the first cell sheet-based gene therapy for RDEB, carries risks including allergic reactions, potential long-term cancer risk, and infection transmission.
Common side effects include pain and itching.
The therapy is manufactured in Cleveland under cGMP standards.
CMS asignó un código de facturación permanente a ZEVASKYN, una terapia génica para una enfermedad de la piel rara, a partir del 1 de enero de 2026.