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Plus Therapeutics Announces National Coverage Agreement with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company for CNSide® Cerebrospinal Fluid Assay for Metastatic CNS Cancer
HOUSTON, Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CNSide Diagnostics, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTV) (“Plus” or the “Company”), announced today that it has signed a national agreement with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company (NYSE: UNH), effective September 15, 2025, covering over 51 million people throughout the United States, to provide the CNSide® Cerebrospinal Fluid Tumor Cell Enumeration laboratory developed test (LDT). The CNSide® CSF Assay Platform suppo
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