Procedure · Updated Aug 1, 2026
Cardiac stress test: CPT code and Medicare rate
An exercise stress test with continuous monitoring, supervision, interpretation, and report—the standard treadmill study.
Also called: treadmill test, exercise stress test, heart stress test.
Usually billed as
- Office (non-facility)
- $73.48
- Facility
- $73.48
National amounts for the Q4 2026 release (October 1 – December 31, 2026), using geographic index values of 1.000. Your local rate differs; the code page has the locality breakdown.
A nuclear stress test (78452), which adds perfusion imaging at rest and under stress, is a distinct and more involved study.
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