Cytomedix

AutoloGel immediately jumps from "extremely disadvantaged" on a reimbursement standpoint to "extremely advantaged" given the cost of only $450 per use and the potential for reimbursement at 2-3x that level. Products like Dermagraft and Apligraf cost $1500 or more per use, so wide-scale implementation of these new procedural codes could have a profound impact on the chronic wound market in 2014. I don't think people have realized that yet, so keep an eye on the final CMS decision