If you are concerned about acne whilst taking B12, consult your GP rather than stopping treatment independently, particularly if the supplement addresses a documented deficiency
We appreciate commenters' concerns about providing additional time for hospitals to adjust and for additional geometric mean data to accumulate, however given that costs that were previously packaged into CPT code 78803 are now separately paid as a result of the policy we instituted last year, we think it is appropriate to reassign CPT 78803 to an APC that better aligns with 78803's CY 2026 geometric mean cost of around $585
This aligns with the tissue repair timeline seen in animal studies -- rapid angiogenesis and growth factor activity in weeks 1-2, followed by remodeling through week 8 (Sikiric et al., 2006)
However, these injections can be painful and may cause adverse events such as infections and bruises, making self-administration challenging for elderly patients
BPC157 showed linear pharmacokinetic characteristics in rats at the experimental dose
