Cardiology & vascular

93015 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Cardiovascular stress test, complete.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.73	0.73
Practice expense RVU	1.43	1.43
Malpractice RVU	0.04	0.04
Total RVUs	2.20	2.20
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$73.48	$73.48
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$73.85	$73.85

How 93015 payment varies by locality

Medicare adjusts payment with geographic practice cost indices, so the same code pays differently across the 109 fee schedule localities. In 2026, non-facility payment for 93015 ranges from $66.10 in Arkansas (AR) to $96.66 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 93015 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $96.66 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $96.47 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $94.66 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $94.61 Napa (CA) $89.55 Vallejo (CA) $89.48 Alaska (AK) $88.18 Seattle (WA) $85.30 National average $73.48 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $66.93 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $66.86 Mississippi (MS) $66.49 Arkansas (AR) $66.10

Non-facility payment for 93015 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: XXX

No global period: the global surgery concept does not apply to this code.

Related codes - cardiology & vascular

93000 · ecg, 12-lead, with interpretation and report
93005 · ecg, 12-lead, tracing only
93010 · ecg, 12-lead, interpretation and report only
93306 · echocardiogram, complete, with spectral and color doppler
93307 · echocardiogram, complete, without doppler
93880 · carotid duplex ultrasound, bilateral
93970 · venous duplex ultrasound, bilateral

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 93015 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $73.48 and the facility payment is $73.48, using the standard $33.4009 conversion factor. Actual amounts vary by Medicare locality; use the RVU calculator for your area.

What is the work RVU for 93015?

The 2026 work RVU for 93015 is 0.73. Total RVUs are 2.20 in the non-facility setting and 2.20 in the facility setting.

Why are the facility and non-facility amounts different?

Only the practice expense component changes by setting. In an office (non-facility) the practice bears the overhead, so the PE RVU is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own overhead separately.

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule relative value file (rvu26c.zip, retrieved 2026-07-11). Service description is an original plain-English summary, not CPT descriptor text. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Amounts are estimates before sequestration and claim-level adjustments.