Bring Cleerly Heart Scans to Your Practice
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Most of the time, it goes undetected until a heart attack happens. That is the problem Cleerly is designed to solve.
This page explains what a Cleerly heart scan is, how it works inside your practice, what it reimburses, and how HealthLab makes the whole thing easy to set up.
What Is a Cleerly Heart Scan?
A Cleerly heart scan is an AI-powered analysis of a coronary CT angiogram (CCTA). It identifies, measures, and characterizes the plaque sitting in your patient's coronary arteries with a level of detail that traditional cardiac imaging cannot match.
Most heart imaging focuses on blockages. Cleerly goes further than that. It measures both calcified (hardened) plaque and non-calcified (soft) plaque. Soft plaque is the dangerous kind. It is more likely to rupture and trigger a heart attack, and it is the kind that a standard calcium score completely misses.
The result is a detailed, quantitative report. Your patient gets a full picture of their coronary health, not just a snapshot of how narrow their arteries are. You get the clinical data to make better treatment decisions earlier.
Why a Calcium Score Is Not Enough
A calcium score only detects hardened, calcified plaque. That is useful, but it only tells part of the story.
Studies show that over 50% of people who suffer a heart attack had no prior symptoms. More than 70% of heart attack patients are classified as low risk by traditional testing beforehand. That is not a small gap. That is a fundamental flaw in the standard diagnostic pathway.
Cleerly fills that gap. Its AI analyzes CCTA data to quantify plaque burden, plaque composition, stenosis severity, and ischemic risk across all coronary segments. For patients who look fine on a calcium score but are actually at risk, Cleerly can catch what traditional imaging misses.
How it Works
Adding Cleerly to your practice is more straightforward than it sounds. Here is how the workflow runs from end to end.
Step 1. Your patient gets a CCTA scan. HealthLab links your practice to imaging facilities in all 50 states. Your patients always have somewhere local and convenient to go for their scan.
Step 2. The scan data is uploaded to Cleerly automatically. Cleerly Proxy software connects to your PACS or VNA system and handles the upload to Cleerly's secure cloud platform. There is no manual file transfer required.
Step 3. Cleerly's AI generates the analysis report. The report includes total plaque volume, non-calcified plaque volume, plaque composition, stenosis measurements, and ischemic risk indicators for each coronary segment.
Step 4. You review the report and deliver results to your patient. HealthLab automates the follow-up workflow. Telehealth appointments are built in so you can deliver results and next steps without requiring an in-person visit. Reminders and re-engagement go out automatically.
Your patients access their results and health data through a personalized portal on your website. The whole setup takes one day.
FDA-Cleared Technology With a Real Evidence Base
Cleerly is FDA-cleared. That is an important distinction. It means the technology has gone through the FDA's 510(k) review process and been cleared for clinical use. Cleerly received that clearance in 2020, making it the first AI algorithm cleared by the FDA to quantify and characterize coronary plaque.
The evidence base behind it is substantial. Clinical data from several multicenter trials, including the CERTAIN trial published in the European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, consistently demonstrate Cleerly's accuracy in coronary artery disease assessment. The technology has also been shown to support better decision-making around invasive procedures, helping clinicians identify patients who truly need further intervention and those who do not.
For your practice, that means you are offering something with a real clinical track record.
What Does Cleerly Cost? And Who Pays?
This is usually the first question. Here is the short answer: most of your patients are already covered.
Effective January 1, 2026, AI-powered coronary plaque analysis has its own Category I CPT code: 75577. The CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule sets the global reimbursement rate at $1,026 per analysis. This is billed separately from the CCTA scan itself, which is reported under CPT 75574. These are two separate codes and should not be combined.
Major payers that cover Cleerly's AI plaque analysis include:
Medicare
UnitedHealthcare
Aetna
Cigna
Humana
That means you are not asking patients to pay out of pocket for something new and experimental. You are offering a reimbursed, clinically validated service that their insurer already covers.
Frictionless Integration With Your Existing Practice
You do not need to overhaul your practice to add Cleerly. HealthLab handles the integration.
Your patients can book their CCTA scan directly through your existing website. If you prefer, HealthLab provides a fully white-labeled platform that plugs into your current booking system. Either way, the patient experience is seamless from the moment they arrive on your site.
On the clinical side, Cleerly integrates with PowerScribe. It maps CCTA report data to your existing documentation templates and reduces manual data entry. That means less administrative work for your team and faster turnaround on reports.
A Better Experience for Your Patients
Each patient gets a personalized health portal where they can track their heart health data in real time. Follow-up reminders go out automatically. Telehealth appointments are built into the care journey so results can be delivered and discussed without an in-person visit.
For your patients, that means less friction and a more modern experience. For your practice, that means less administrative overhead and more time spent on clinical care.
A New Revenue Stream for Your Practice
Cleerly is a clinical upgrade and a revenue opportunity at the same time.
With CPT 75577 reimbursed at $1,026 per analysis, and CPT 75574 covering the CCTA scan separately, you are adding a high-value, fully billable service to your practice. And because it is covered by Medicare and the major commercial payers, the barrier to patient uptake is low.
Cleerly also opens the door to a broader preventive care offering. Through HealthLab, you get access to dozens of FDA-cleared biotech services beyond Cleerly, so you can keep expanding what your practice offers over time without building each service from scratch.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Cleerly is FDA-cleared, not FDA approved. FDA clearance means it has gone through the FDA's 510(k) review process and been cleared for clinical use. Cleerly received that clearance in 2020 and was the first AI algorithm to be FDA-cleared for coronary plaque quantification.
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The CCTA scan is reported under CPT 75574. Cleerly's AI plaque analysis is reported separately under CPT 75577. These are two distinct codes that answer different clinical questions. Do not combine them into a single charge.
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The CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule sets the global reimbursement rate at $1,026 for CPT 75577. Commercial payer rates may vary depending on your contract.
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Yes. Cleerly's AI coronary plaque analysis is covered by Medicare and major commercial insurers including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, and Humana.
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HealthLab can have your Cleerly integration live in one day. Your patients can book scans through your website from day one.
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A calcium score only detects hardened, calcified plaque. Cleerly measures both calcified and non-calcified (soft) plaque. Soft plaque is more likely to rupture and cause a heart attack, and it is often completely missed by a calcium score alone.
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A coronary CT angiogram is a non-invasive imaging scan that produces detailed pictures of the coronary arteries. It uses CT technology and contrast dye to show the inside of the arteries. Cleerly's AI analyzes the data from that scan to produce its plaque quantification report.
Start Offering Cleerly.
Most practices that offer Cleerly are up and running within a day.
If you want to see exactly how it would work inside your practice, join the waitlist or get in touch and we can walk you through it.