CPT code 78429: Cardiac PET, single metabolic study with CT2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 78429 in Arkansas.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 78429 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 78429 covers

This service is a cardiac PET examination that evaluates myocardial metabolism in one study, with a concurrently acquired CT transmission scan for attenuation correction and anatomical localization. It may be used to assess myocardial viability, including in patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction. Nuclear medicine and cardiology practices and hospital imaging departments may provide the technical service, while a qualified physician interprets the images.

Medicare assigns this CPT code carrier-priced status: CMS publishes no national payment, and the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim. Modifier 26 identifies the physician’s interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion. Reporting without either modifier represents the global service. Choose a different code when the examination evaluates perfusion or uses a different study protocol.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Arkansas compares for 78429

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78429 rates by state

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How the 78429 rate is calculated

Each of 78429’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 78429

The CMS indicators that decide how 78429 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 78429

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 78429 has changed in Arkansas

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Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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