Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. Receives UPC Numbers for its PoNS® System and Mouthpiece
NEWTOWN, Pa., Sept. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSDT) (“Helius” or the “Company”), a neurotech company focused on delivering a novel therapeutic neuromodulation approach for balance and gait deficits, today announced that its Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (“PoNS®”) system and mouthpiece have been assigned universal product code (“UPC”) numbers by Wolters Kluwer Health – Medi-Span® (“Medi-Span”). Medi-Span is the leading automated clinical screening solution– providing a data backbone and vital support to payers, pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”), wholesalers, and manufacturers.
- The PoNS system has been assigned the Global Trade Item Number (“GTIN”) of 00864288000462, with a direct price of $25,700.
- Consequently, this will allow Helius to pursue reimbursement through both the pharmacy and the Durable Medical Equipment (“DME”)/HCPCS pathways.
- “Receiving UPC numbers for the PoNS system and mouthpiece is a gamechanger for Helius,” said Dane Andreeff, Helius’ President and Chief Executive Officer.
- "We will now be able to reference these UPC numbers as we negotiate reimbursement with third party payers, and prescriptions can be written with these UPC numbers.