New Delhi Sources have stated that following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise on Independence Day to rein in health care costs, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on Wednesday fixed the price for primary knee replacement of titanium alloy at Rs 38,740 while the price for revision knee replacement of any material was pegged at Rs 62,770.
Sources have stated that the notification comes after the Union Cabinet decided at a meeting here earlier in the day to go for price ceiling of knee implants as many patients who required to undergo the procedure were unable to afford it due to the exorbitant price.
Meanwhile the NPPA notification, which specified the price ceiling, fixed the price for Hi-Flex primary knee replacement at Rs 25,860 and that of cobalt chromium alloy at Rs 24,090. As per report the prices for other primary knee replacement surgeries of femoral component, such as oxidized zirconium, has also been fixed at Rs 38,740 by the pharma sector price regulator. The NPPA said all manufacturers would comply and implement the ceiling prices mentioned under the applicable category and serial number irrespective of being cementable, uncementable, gender-specific or unisex.
