Cardiac stress test: how much does Medicare pay?

Nationally, the Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $73.48 in an office (non-facility) setting and $73.48 in a facility setting for 93015. Your local amount differs — the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.

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

93015 Cardiovascular Stress Test, Complete

Office (non-facility): $73.48
Facility: $73.48

National amounts for the Q3 2026 release (July 1 – September 30, 2026), using geographic index values of 1.000. Your local rate differs — open the code page for the locality breakdown.

A nuclear stress test (78452), which adds perfusion imaging at rest and under stress, is a distinct and more involved study.

Related codes

Codes worth checking before you settle on 93015.

Code	What it covers	Office	Facility
93016	Cardiac Stress Test, Supervision Only	$20.71	$20.71
78452	Nuclear Stress Test, Heart Perfusion SPECT, Rest and Stress	$427.87	$427.87

A dash means the code has no national amount in this release — it may be carrier-priced, bundled, or not separately payable. That is never the same as $0.

Common questions

Cardiac stress test: which code is it?: 93015 — Cardiovascular Stress Test, Complete. An exercise stress test with continuous monitoring, supervision, interpretation, and report — the standard treadmill study.
Cardiac stress test: how much does Medicare pay?: Nationally, the Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $73.48 in an office (non-facility) setting and $73.48 in a facility setting for 93015. Your local amount differs — the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.
Cardiac stress test: what else affects the billing?: 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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