AppliedVR Earns First Unique CMS Code Ever Granted to a Digital Therapeutic

"CMS recently established a unique code for AppliedVR’s flagship product, marking the first time a digital therapeutic or immersive therapeutic has ever been placed in an existing benefit category. The eight-week program is a physician-prescribed solution that allows patients to manage their chronic lower back pain without opioids from the comfort of their own home.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently established a unique Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code for the RelieVRx program, AppliedVR’s flagship product.

The code, E1905, marks the first time a digital therapeutic or immersive therapeutic has ever been placed in an existing benefit category.

Van Nuys, California-based AppliedVR was founded in 2015 with a mission to develop virtual reality (VR) solutions that healthcare providers can adopt in a low-friction manner.

The first condition that AppliedVR set out to solve was chronic lower back pain. The company partnered with Beth Darnall, a pain psychologist and director of the Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab, to co-develop the RelieVRx program. The eight-week chronic lower back pain management program is a physician-prescribed, self-administered solution. It allows patients to manage their chronic lower back pain without opioids from the comfort of their own home..." Lire la suite