CPT^® 78469, Under Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Cardiovascular System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 78469 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Cardiovascular System.

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In this procedure, the provider uses SPECT, single photon emission computed tomography, a type of nuclear imaging test, to evaluate damage that might have been caused by a recent myocardial infarction. MI or myocardial infarction is the irreversible damage of the myocardium or heart muscle due to ischemia caused by a blood clot.

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