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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

93016 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$21.35

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$21.35

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Cardiovascular testing

About 93016: Cardiovascular stress test supervision only

Report supervision of an exercise or pharmacologic cardiovascular stress test when the supervising practitioner does not bill the complete stress test service.

This service covers a practitioner's supervision during a cardiovascular stress test, not production of the tracing or interpretation of the results. The patient may exercise on a treadmill or stationary bicycle or receive a pharmacologic stress agent such as regadenoson or dobutamine. ECG is monitored continuously while heart rate, blood pressure, symptoms, and responses that might require stopping the test are assessed. A physician or other qualified health care professional typically supervises the test in a cardiology office, hospital outpatient stress lab, or nuclear cardiology suite.

Report 93016 for the supervision portion when the complete stress test service is not reported by one provider. Code 93017 covers the technical tracing, and 93018 covers interpretation and report; report each portion only when furnished by the billing entity. If one provider furnishes all portions, report 93015 instead of the separate codes. CMS identifies 93016 as professional-only, so modifier 26 is not appended; the technical portion has a separate code. Documentation should identify the supervisor, stress protocol or agent, monitoring, patient response, and reason the test ended.

CMS billing rules for 93016

Professional and technical components
Professional-component-only code: interpretation and report; a separate code covers the technical portion.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.44 · 71%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.17 · 27%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 2%

744.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #173 by national volume

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

93016 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

93018

Stress test interpretation

Interpretation and report only

$14.06

93018 covers interpretation of the stress test and a report; 93016 covers supervision during the test. A practitioner who performs both portions may report both.

93015

Cardiac stress test

Global: supervision, tracing, interpretation

$77.86

93015 covers the complete stress test service furnished by one provider. Do not report it with 93016, 93017, or 93018 for the same test.

93017

Stress test

Tracing only

$42.46

93017 covers the technical tracing portion, including equipment and staff resources; 93016 covers practitioner supervision.

93351

Stress echocardiogram

ECG monitoring included

$249.50

93351 includes stress echocardiography and stress ECG supervision, so 93016 is not separately reported with it. With 93350, separately furnished stress ECG supervision may be reported.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 93016 is $21.40—$0.05 higher than the $21.35 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

93016 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $21.35

  2. $0.05 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. The same base rate than Chico

  6. $0.89 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 93016 ranges from $19.75 in Arkansas to $28.28 in Alaska*. This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas
  • Merced

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 93016

    Office

    $23.28

    Facility

    $23.28

    $1.93 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 93016

    Office

    $22.03

    Facility

    $22.03

    $0.68 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.47

    Facility

    $21.47

    $0.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 93016

    Office

    $22.01

    Facility

    $22.01

    $0.66 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.91

    Facility

    $21.91

    $0.56 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 93016

    Office

    $22.11

    Facility

    $22.11

    $0.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 93016

    Office

    $24.25

    Facility

    $24.25

    $2.90 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 93016

    Office

    $24.24

    Facility

    $24.24

    $2.89 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 93016

    Office

    $24.68

    Facility

    $24.68

    $3.33 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 93016

    Office

    $24.63

    Facility

    $24.63

    $3.28 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.59

    Facility

    $21.59

    $0.24 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 93016

    Office

    $22.08

    Facility

    $22.08

    $0.73 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.91

    Facility

    $21.91

    $0.56 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 93016

    Office

    $22.29

    Facility

    $22.29

    $0.94 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 93016

    Office

    $23.26

    Facility

    $23.26

    $1.91 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 93016

    Office

    $22.55

    Facility

    $22.55

    $1.20 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 93016

    Office

    $21.45

    Facility

    $21.45

    $0.10 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 93016

    Office

    $21.27

    Facility

    $21.27

    $0.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 93016

    Office

    $22.76

    Facility

    $22.76

    $1.41 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 93016

    Office

    $28.28

    Facility

    $28.28

    $6.93 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 93016

    Office

    $19.85

    Facility

    $19.85

    $1.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 93016

    Office

    $19.75

    Facility

    $19.75

    $1.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 93016

    Office

    $20.48

    Facility

    $20.48

    $0.87 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 93016

    Office

    $21.18

    Facility

    $21.18

    $0.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 93016

    Office

    $21.51

    Facility

    $21.51

    $0.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 93016

    Office

    $20.68

    Facility

    $20.68

    $0.67 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 93016

    Office

    $21.05

    Facility

    $21.05

    $0.30 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 93016

    Office

    $20.63

    Facility

    $20.63

    $0.72 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 93016

    Office

    $20.91

    Facility

    $20.91

    $0.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 93016

    Office

    $20.16

    Facility

    $20.16

    $1.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 93016

    Office

    $21.35

    Facility

    $21.35

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 93016

    Office

    $20.02

    Facility

    $20.02

    $1.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 93016

    Office

    $20.08

    Facility

    $20.08

    $1.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 93016

    Office

    $20.59

    Facility

    $20.59

    $0.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 93016

    Office

    $20.40

    Facility

    $20.40

    $0.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 93016

    Office

    $21.22

    Facility

    $21.22

    $0.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 93016

    Office

    $20.12

    Facility

    $20.12

    $1.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 93016

    Office

    $20.00

    Facility

    $20.00

    $1.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 93016

    Office

    $20.05

    Facility

    $20.05

    $1.30 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 93016

    Office

    $20.42

    Facility

    $20.42

    $0.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 93016

    Office

    $20.04

    Facility

    $20.04

    $1.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 93016

    Office

    $22.38

    Facility

    $22.38

    $1.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 93016

    Office

    $21.18

    Facility

    $21.18

    $0.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 93016

    Office

    $21.44

    Facility

    $21.44

    $0.09 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 93016

    Office

    $20.90

    Facility

    $20.90

    $0.45 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 93016

    Office

    $20.13

    Facility

    $20.13

    $1.22 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 93016

    Office

    $20.53

    Facility

    $20.53

    $0.82 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 93016

    Office

    $20.74

    Facility

    $20.74

    $0.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 93016

    Office

    $20.26

    Facility

    $20.26

    $1.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 93016

    Office

    $20.64

    Facility

    $20.64

    $0.71 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 93016

    Office

    $20.35

    Facility

    $20.35

    $1.00 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 93016

    Office

    $20.44

    Facility

    $20.44

    $0.91 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 93016

    Office

    $19.92

    Facility

    $19.92

    $1.43 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 93016

    Office

    $19.83

    Facility

    $19.83

    $1.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 93016

    Office

    $20.71

    Facility

    $20.71

    $0.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 93016

    Office

    $20.21

    Facility

    $20.21

    $1.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 93016

    Office

    $20.51

    Facility

    $20.51

    $0.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 93016

    Office

    $20.06

    Facility

    $20.06

    $1.29 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 93016

    Office

    $20.90

    Facility

    $20.90

    $0.45 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 93016

    Office

    $22.57

    Facility

    $22.57

    $1.22 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 93016

    Office

    $21.85

    Facility

    $21.85

    $0.50 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 93016

    Office

    $20.30

    Facility

    $20.30

    $1.05 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 93016

    Office

    $20.66

    Facility

    $20.66

    $0.69 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 93016

    Office

    $23.01

    Facility

    $23.01

    $1.66 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 93016

    Office

    $21.98

    Facility

    $21.98

    $0.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 93016

    Office

    $22.83

    Facility

    $22.83

    $1.48 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 93016

    Office

    $20.33

    Facility

    $20.33

    $1.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 93016

    Office

    $20.22

    Facility

    $20.22

    $1.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 93016

    Office

    $20.03

    Facility

    $20.03

    $1.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 93016

    Office

    $21.49

    Facility

    $21.49

    $0.14 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 93016

    Office

    $20.59

    Facility

    $20.59

    $0.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 93016

    Office

    $21.27

    Facility

    $21.27

    $0.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 93016

    Office

    $20.22

    Facility

    $20.22

    $1.13 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 93016

    Office

    $20.77

    Facility

    $20.77

    $0.58 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 93016

    Office

    $21.14

    Facility

    $21.14

    $0.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 93016

    Office

    $20.23

    Facility

    $20.23

    $1.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 93016

    Office

    $20.49

    Facility

    $20.49

    $0.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 93016

    Office

    $20.04

    Facility

    $20.04

    $1.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $21.03

    Facility

    $21.03

    $0.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $20.17

    Facility

    $20.17

    $1.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $20.70

    Facility

    $20.70

    $0.65 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $20.77

    Facility

    $20.77

    $0.58 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $20.72

    Facility

    $20.72

    $0.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $20.73

    Facility

    $20.73

    $0.62 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $20.91

    Facility

    $20.91

    $0.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 93016

    Office

    $20.39

    Facility

    $20.39

    $0.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 93016

    Office

    $20.33

    Facility

    $20.33

    $1.02 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 93016

    Office

    $20.51

    Facility

    $20.51

    $0.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 93016

    Office

    $20.77

    Facility

    $20.77

    $0.58 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 93016

    Office

    $20.49

    Facility

    $20.49

    $0.86 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 93016

    Office

    $21.12

    Facility

    $21.12

    $0.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 93016

    Office

    $22.67

    Facility

    $22.67

    $1.32 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 93016

    Office

    $20.24

    Facility

    $20.24

    $1.11 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 93016

    Office

    $20.11

    Facility

    $20.11

    $1.24 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 93016

    Office

    $20.62

    Facility

    $20.62

    $0.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.

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93016 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$19.75

$28.28

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$28.281
AL$19.851
AR$19.751
AZ$20.481
CA$21.35–$24.6829
CO$21.181
CT$21.511
DC$22.551
DE$20.681
FL$20.63–$21.453
GA$20.16–$20.912
GU$21.351
HI$21.351
IA$20.021
ID$20.081
IL$20.40–$21.274
IN$20.121
KS$20.001
KY$20.051
LA$20.04–$20.422
MA$21.18–$22.382
MD$20.90–$22.553
ME$20.13–$20.532
MI$20.26–$20.742
MN$20.641
MO$19.92–$20.443
MS$19.831
MT$20.711
NC$20.211
ND$20.511
NE$20.061
NH$20.901
NJ$21.85–$22.572
NM$20.301
NV$20.661
NY$20.33–$23.015
OH$20.221
OK$20.031
OR$20.59–$21.492
PA$20.22–$21.272
PR$20.771
RI$21.141
SC$20.231
SD$20.491
TN$20.041
TX$20.17–$21.038
UT$20.331
VA$20.51–$22.552
VI$20.771
VT$20.491
WA$21.12–$22.672
WI$20.241
WV$20.111
WY$20.621

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 93016 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $21.35 and the facility-setting rate is $21.35: a difference of $0.00.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$23.49

$21.35 × 110% = $23.49

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 93016 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,937

Code
93016
Physician work
0.44
Practice expense
0.17
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 93016 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.44× 1.0170.4475
Practice expense0.17× 1.0960.1863
Malpractice0.01× 0.5360.0054
Total RVUs0.6392
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$21.35

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.441.017
Practice expense0.171.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.44 × 1.017 + 0.17 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $21.35

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.441.017
Practice expense0.171.096
Malpractice0.010.536

(0.44 × 1.017 + 0.17 × 1.096 + 0.01 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $21.35

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

93016 · Office / nonfacility

$21.35

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.75 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $20.60 to $21.35 (3.6%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $20.60changed to$21.35

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.45 changed to 0.44
    • Practice expense RVU 0.16 changed to 0.17
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $20.60

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$21.35$21.35RVU26D
2026-07-01$21.35$21.35RVU26C
2026-04-01$21.35$21.35RVU26B
2026-01-01$21.35$21.35RVU26A
2025-10-01$20.60$20.60RVU25D
2025-07-01$20.60$20.60RVU25C
2025-04-01$20.60$20.60RVU25B
2025-01-01$20.60$20.60RVU25A

93016 billing questions

When should 93016 be reported instead of 93015?

Report 93016 when billing the supervision portion separately. Use 93015 when one provider furnishes the complete stress test service, including supervision, tracing, interpretation, and report.

Does 93016 need modifier 26?

No. CMS identifies 93016 as professional-only; 93017 separately describes the technical tracing portion.

Can one physician bill 93016 and a different physician bill 93018?

Yes. The practitioner who supervises may report 93016, while a different practitioner who interprets the stress test and prepares the report may report 93018.

Is 93016 reported with a nuclear myocardial perfusion study?

It may be reported with SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, such as 78452, when cardiovascular stress test supervision is furnished separately. Report the other stress test portions according to who furnishes them.

Can 93016 be billed with a stress echocardiogram?

Do not separately report 93016 with 93351, which includes stress ECG supervision. When stress echocardiography is reported with 93350, the separately furnished stress ECG supervision may be reported with 93016.

Is a pharmacologic stress agent included in 93016?

No. Code 93016 covers supervision, not the supplied drug. When the reporting entity supplies regadenoson for the test, J2785 identifies that drug separately.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 93016PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,937 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)