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#SFHS2609714VNotice on Pricing of MED-EL Trunk and Cochlear Implants in France

🇫🇷France··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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This notice updates the pricing for specific brainstem and cochlear implants and processors from MED-EL in France. The prices are set annually until 2028, with a gradual decrease in costs over time, affecting healthcare providers and patients utilizing these medical devices.

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Key Changes

  • New pricing established for MED-EL brainstem and cochlear implants until 2028
  • Annual reduction in prices to make implants more affordable over time
  • Effective date of new pricing is the thirteenth day following publication in the official journal

Obligations

What this law requires

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Apply the specified maximum public selling prices (PLV) in € TTC for MED-EL brainstem and cochlear implant products, effective from the thirteenth day following publication in the Official Journal

Healthcare providers, distributors, and retailers selling MED-EL implants in France
operational
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Implement price reduction for MED-EL SYNCHRONY ABI (code 3437909) from €13,650.00 to €13,445.25 effective July 1, 2026

MED-EL and all entities selling this product in France
operational
high

Implement price reduction for MED-EL SYNCHRONY PIN ABI (code 3494965) from €13,650.00 to €13,445.25 effective July 1, 2026

MED-EL and all entities selling this product in France
operational
high

Implement price reduction for MED-EL processor products (RONDO 3, SONNET 2, SONNET 3) from €6,000.00 to €5,910.00 effective July 1, 2026

MED-EL and all entities selling these products in France
operational
high

Apply additional price reductions effective March 1, 2027: brainstem implants to €13,240.50 and processors to €5,820.00

MED-EL and all entities selling these products in France
operational

Affected Parties

Healthcare providersPatients using MED-EL implants

Tags

medical devices,healthcare,pricing regulations