CPT Code 78452: The 2026 Billing Guide to SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
What Is CPT Code 78452, and Which Modality Does It Cover CPT code 78452 reports myocardial perfusion imaging using SPECT technology, performed as multiple studies, both rest and stress, to evaluate blood flow to the heart muscle and identify areas of reduced perfusion. Physicians order this study to diagnose coronary artery disease, evaluate damage after […]
CPT Code 99401 Billing Guide: Documentation, Medicare Rules, Modifiers, and Denials
Why CPT 99401 Is Harder to Bill Than It Looks A provider who orders preventive counseling usually knows the visit involved risk factor reduction, not treatment of an active illness. The 99401 cpt code itself is not the hard part. What is hard is whether the payer accepts it, whether the note proves a separate […]
