CPT® 84460, Under Chemistry Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 84460 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Chemistry Procedures.

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Summary

The lab analyst performs the technical lab test, typically using serum or plasma, to quantitate the enzyme alanine amino transferase, or ALT, also called SGPT, serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase. She uses laboratory chemistry analyzers. ALT levels increase primarily in disorders affecting the liver.

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