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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

93017 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$42.46

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

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 93017: Cardiovascular stress test tracing

Reports the technical recording of ECG tracings during exercise or pharmacologic cardiovascular stress testing, apart from supervision and interpretation.

This service captures ECG tracings while a patient undergoes a cardiovascular stress protocol, such as treadmill or bicycle exercise or pharmacologic stress. Cardiology practices and diagnostic testing departments use the tracing to document the heart’s electrical response during stress testing, often when evaluating exertional symptoms or suspected cardiac ischemia. The code covers the recording portion, not the clinician’s interpretation and report.

Report 93017 when the stress-test tracings are performed and the service is billed separately from interpretation; the separate interpretation-and-report code is 93018. Supervision, when furnished and separately reported, is represented by 93016. Documentation should identify the stress test performed and support that ECG tracings were obtained. CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to this code’s technical component when the reduction rules are triggered.

CMS billing rules for 93017

Professional and technical components
Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.
Multiple procedures
Cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.15 · 98%
  • Malpractice RVU0.02 · 2%

71.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #665 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.

93017 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

93015

Cardiac stress test

Global: supervision, tracing, interpretation

$77.87

93015 represents the complete cardiovascular stress-test service. Choose 93017 when reporting only the ECG tracing portion of a split service.

93016

Stress test supervision

Supervision without tracing or interpretation

$21.35

93016 is for stress-test supervision; 93017 is for producing the ECG tracings. They represent distinct portions of the test.

93018

Stress test interpretation

Interpretation and report only

$14.06

93018 covers the interpretation and report. It does not represent acquisition of the stress-test tracings reported with 93017.

93005

ECG tracing

Tracing only

$7.50

93005 represents an ECG tracing outside a cardiovascular stress test; 93017 is for tracings obtained during stress testing.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 93017 is $42.51—$0.05 higher than the $42.46 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

93017 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $42.46

  2. Bakersfield

    $42.51

    $0.05 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $42.46

    The same base rate than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $42.46

    The same base rate than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $42.46

    The same base rate than El Centro

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $45.88

    $3.42 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $42.46

    The same base rate than El Centro

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, 93017 ranges from $33.34 in Arkansas to $55.75 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). 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 · 93017

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 93017

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 93017

    Office

    $50.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.51 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 93017

    Office

    $45.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.36 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 93017

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 93017

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 93017

    Office

    $42.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 93017

    Office

    $45.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.57 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 93017

    Office

    $44.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.42 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 93017

    Office

    $46.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 93017

    Office

    $54.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.01 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 93017

    Office

    $54.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.98 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 93017

    Office

    $55.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 93017

    Office

    $55.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.19 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 93017

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 93017

    Office

    $47.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.57 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 93017

    Office

    $45.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 93017

    Office

    $47.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.07 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 93017

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 93017

    Office

    $50.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.47 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 93017

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 93017

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    The same base rate than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 93017

    Office

    $45.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 93017

    Office

    $41.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 93017

    Office

    $40.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 93017

    Office

    $45.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.23 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 93017

    Office

    $41.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 93017

    Office

    $33.99

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 93017

    Office

    $33.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 93017

    Office

    $37.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 93017

    Office

    $41.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 93017

    Office

    $42.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 93017

    Office

    $38.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 93017

    Office

    $40.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 93017

    Office

    $37.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 93017

    Office

    $39.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 93017

    Office

    $35.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 93017

    Office

    $44.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 93017

    Office

    $35.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 93017

    Office

    $35.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 93017

    Office

    $36.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 93017

    Office

    $36.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 93017

    Office

    $40.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 93017

    Office

    $35.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 93017

    Office

    $35.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 93017

    Office

    $34.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 93017

    Office

    $36.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 93017

    Office

    $34.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 93017

    Office

    $46.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.00 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 93017

    Office

    $40.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 93017

    Office

    $42.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 93017

    Office

    $39.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 93017

    Office

    $35.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.71 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 93017

    Office

    $38.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 93017

    Office

    $38.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 93017

    Office

    $35.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 93017

    Office

    $39.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 93017

    Office

    $36.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 93017

    Office

    $37.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 93017

    Office

    $33.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 93017

    Office

    $33.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 93017

    Office

    $39.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 93017

    Office

    $36.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 93017

    Office

    $38.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 93017

    Office

    $35.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 93017

    Office

    $40.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 93017

    Office

    $45.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 93017

    Office

    $42.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 93017

    Office

    $36.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 93017

    Office

    $39.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 93017

    Office

    $46.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.45 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 93017

    Office

    $42.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 93017

    Office

    $46.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 93017

    Office

    $36.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 93017

    Office

    $35.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 93017

    Office

    $34.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.64 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 93017

    Office

    $43.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 93017

    Office

    $38.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 93017

    Office

    $40.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 93017

    Office

    $35.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 93017

    Office

    $39.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 93017

    Office

    $40.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 93017

    Office

    $36.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 93017

    Office

    $38.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 93017

    Office

    $35.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $41.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $35.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $38.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $38.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $38.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $38.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $39.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 93017

    Office

    $37.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 93017

    Office

    $36.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 93017

    Office

    $38.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.23 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 93017

    Office

    $39.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 93017

    Office

    $38.36

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 93017

    Office

    $40.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 93017

    Office

    $47.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 93017

    Office

    $37.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.46 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 93017

    Office

    $34.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 93017

    Office

    $38.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

93017 · 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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$33.34

$49.11

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$41.281
AL$33.991
AR$33.341
AZ$37.791
CA$42.46–$55.7529
CO$41.391
CT$42.181
DC$45.991
DE$38.551
FL$37.72–$41.683
GA$35.06–$39.832
GU$44.061
HI$44.061
IA$35.411
ID$35.651
IL$36.11–$40.634
IN$35.931
KS$35.061
KY$34.761
LA$34.63–$36.902
MA$40.98–$46.462
MD$39.49–$45.993
ME$35.75–$38.492
MI$35.82–$38.192
MN$39.721
MO$33.76–$37.243
MS$33.571
MT$39.081
NC$36.261
ND$38.681
NE$35.711
NH$40.571
NJ$42.68–$45.272
NM$36.031
NV$39.011
NY$36.96–$46.915
OH$35.741
OK$34.821
OR$38.73–$43.172
PA$35.89–$40.782
PR$39.491
RI$40.271
SC$36.061
SD$38.641
TN$35.271
TX$35.57–$41.238
UT$36.711
VA$38.23–$45.992
VI$39.491
VT$38.361
WA$40.96–$47.682
WI$37.001
WV$34.341
WY$38.911

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 93017 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$46.71

$42.46 × 110% = $46.71

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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 93017 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,938

Code
93017
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
1.15
Malpractice
0.02

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 93017 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0170.0000
Practice expense1.15× 1.0961.2604
Malpractice0.02× 0.5410.0108
Total RVUs1.2712
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$42.46

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
Work01.017
Practice expense1.151.096
Malpractice0.020.541

(0 × 1.017 + 1.15 × 1.096 + 0.02 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $42.46

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

93017 · Office / nonfacility

$42.46

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.14 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $40.32 to $42.46 (5.3%).

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

    $40.32changed to$42.46

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 1.13 changed to 1.15
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $40.32

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$42.46Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$42.46Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$42.46Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$42.46Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$40.32Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$40.32Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$40.32Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$40.32Not available in this settingRVU25A

93017 billing questions

When should 93017 be used instead of 93015?

Use 93017 for the tracing portion when the stress-test services are split. Code 93015 represents the complete stress-test service, including supervision, tracing, interpretation, and report.

Does 93017 include supervision or interpretation?

No. It represents the ECG tracing portion; supervision is separately represented by 93016, and interpretation and report by 93018.

Can 93017 and 93018 be reported for the same stress test?

Yes, when the tracing and the interpretation and report are separately furnished and reported. The tracing record supports the separate professional interpretation.

Is 93017 only for treadmill testing?

No. The tracing may be obtained during treadmill or bicycle exercise stress testing and during a pharmacologic stress protocol.

How does the multiple procedure reduction affect 93017?

CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction to the technical component when the reduction rules are triggered.

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 93017PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,938 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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