QT Imaging Announces CPT® Category III Code for 3D Breast Acoustic Imaging Now Effective
Business Wire•01/10/2026•08:30 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤CPT Category III code 1079T effective October 1, 2026, three months earlier than anticipated
- ➤Code enables providers to report QT Imaging’s (QTI) 3D breast acoustic imaging service
- ➤QT Imaging (QTI) begins implementation efforts with imaging centers, physicians, and payers
- ➤October 2026 Medicare database identifies 1079T as a new code
Expert Statements
Raluca Dinu, Chief Executive Officer of QT Imaging
“The October 1 effective date is an important milestone in expanding access to QT Imaging’s technology”
Raluca Dinu, Chief Executive Officer of QT Imaging
“Providers now have a dedicated CPT code to report this type of breast imaging service, three months earlier than we had anticipated.”
Raluca Dinu, Chief Executive Officer of QT Imaging
“This allows us to begin working immediately with imaging centers, physicians, and payers on implementation as we continue building the reimbursement infrastructure needed to support broader commercial adoption of our QTI Breast Acoustic CT™ Scanner and QTI Precision Pathway™ cloud platform.”
QT Imaging Announces CPT(®) Category III Code for 3D Breast Acoustic Imaging Now Effective
Code 1079T is effective as of October 1, 2026, three months earlier than anticipated
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