SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ICU), a commercial-stage healthcare company focused on transformational treatments for critically ill patients facing organ failure and potential loss of life announced today that its Selective Cytopheretic Device (SCD) therapy has received dedicated ICD-10-PCS (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System) codes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This assignment enables administrative, billing, and statistical reporting for the use of SeaStar Medical’s SCD therapy in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the inpatient hospital setting.

"We are thrilled that we were able to obtain universal billing codes for our SCD therapy. This will ease the logistics for our existing QUELIMMUNE customers, but importantly, has significant implications for the potential launch of our SCD therapy in the adult AKI indication. We estimate this market is about 50 times larger than the pediatric market, or approximately $4.5 billion. Having reimbursement codes in place will be a substantial benefit for rapid adoption of a product in this market," stated Tim Varacek, Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business Operations of SeaStar Medical.

A PCS code refers to the ICD-10-PCS developed and maintained by the CMS specifically for use in United States hospitals use to report inpatient procedures for billing, data tracking, and reimbursement purposes. The new codes provide hospitals with a clear, specific mechanism to document and seek payment when using QUELIMMUNE, addressing previous coding limitations that could hinder broader adoption. The new ICD-10-PCS codes are expected to take effect on October 1, 2026.