Cost analysis for CPT 93015 — Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician
Average Medicare Payment
$50.80
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$41.0M
Services (2023)
799.2K
Price Change (2014–2023)
-3.7%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $52.73 | $58.4M | 1.1M | — |
| 2015 | $53.54 | $56.6M | 1.1M | +1.5% |
| 2016 | $53.25 | $56.3M | 1.1M | -0.5% |
| 2017 | $53.53 | $54.9M | 1.0M | +0.5% |
| 2018 | $50.96 | $50.3M | 985.8K | -4.8% |
| 2019 | $51.64 | $50.3M | 972.0K | +1.3% |
| 2020 | $51.98 | $40.7M | 779.4K | +0.7% |
| 2021 | $52.49 | $44.1M | 834.5K | +1.0% |
| 2022 | $52.05 | $41.9M | 798.6K | -0.8% |
| 2023 | $50.80 | $41.0M | 799.2K | -2.4% |
The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $64.34 vs ID at $43.36.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $64.34 | $117.2K | 1.8K | 18 |
| CA | $57.24 | $6.1M | 107.1K | 914 |
| DC | $56.75 | $148.9K | 2.6K | 32 |
| NY | $56.37 | $4.3M | 75.7K | 716 |
| NH | $54.69 | $9.3K | 170 | 3 |
| NJ | $54.58 | $2.1M | 38.5K | 405 |
| MD | $53.27 | $2.0M | 37.6K | 274 |
| MA | $52.82 | $687.1K | 13.0K | 151 |
| CT | $52.20 | $323.6K | 6.2K | 122 |
| HI | $52.13 | $26.8K | 515 | 11 |
| PA | $51.97 | $1.1M | 21.3K | 250 |
| DE | $51.39 | $354.4K | 6.9K | 37 |
| VA | $51.34 | $1.2M | 23.0K | 237 |
| IL | $50.98 | $1.1M | 20.9K | 182 |
| NV | $50.91 | $693.0K | 13.6K | 112 |
| RI | $50.16 | $66.4K | 1.3K | 17 |
| WY | $50.11 | $33.7K | 673 | 11 |
| OR | $50.04 | $94.6K | 1.9K | 24 |
| TX | $49.94 | $4.6M | 92.5K | 853 |
| CO | $49.92 | $64.4K | 1.3K | 33 |
| FL | $49.22 | $5.6M | 113.8K | 1.0K |
| WA | $49.14 | $196.7K | 4.0K | 67 |
| AZ | $48.75 | $1.8M | 37.5K | 300 |
| MN | $48.70 | $39.6K | 813 | 20 |
| MI | $48.37 | $714.2K | 14.8K | 190 |
| PR | $48.35 | $33.4K | 691 | 23 |
| MT | $48.00 | $14.5K | 302 | 4 |
| AE | $47.89 | $19.0K | 397 | 1 |
| GA | $47.74 | $1.3M | 27.0K | 305 |
| VT | $47.31 | $12.0K | 254 | 2 |
| MO | $46.81 | $121.5K | 2.6K | 52 |
| NC | $46.65 | $696.3K | 14.9K | 204 |
| IA | $46.53 | $141.5K | 3.0K | 38 |
| WI | $46.51 | $157.3K | 3.4K | 51 |
| UT | $46.33 | $58.2K | 1.3K | 24 |
| SC | $46.30 | $931.4K | 20.1K | 169 |
| OH | $46.04 | $314.6K | 6.8K | 99 |
| KY | $46.02 | $192.1K | 4.2K | 40 |
| LA | $46.02 | $725.3K | 15.8K | 164 |
| MS | $46.01 | $467.7K | 10.2K | 73 |
| NM | $45.86 | $60.9K | 1.3K | 10 |
| AR | $45.83 | $135.3K | 3.0K | 24 |
| AL | $45.82 | $769.8K | 16.8K | 164 |
| NE | $45.79 | $125.5K | 2.7K | 24 |
| KS | $45.73 | $400.0K | 8.7K | 47 |
| OK | $45.68 | $121.8K | 2.7K | 18 |
| TN | $45.29 | $455.9K | 10.1K | 94 |
| IN | $45.23 | $131.4K | 2.9K | 43 |
| WV | $44.68 | $89.0K | 2.0K | 14 |
| ID | $43.36 | $24.6K | 567 | 10 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Nuclear, Inc. | Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | CA | $271.7K | 4.4K | $62.02 |
| Mohamed Khan | Interventional Cardiology | CA | $115.6K | 2.0K | $57.18 |
| Victor Gabrielian | Cardiology | CA | $103.1K | 1.6K | $63.51 |
| David Cusick | Cardiology | IL | $67.8K | 1.2K | $55.87 |
| Richard Jacaruso | Cardiology | NY | $64.4K | 1.1K | $57.98 |
| Daniel Riegel | Cardiology | NY | $60.4K | 1.2K | $51.98 |
| B Chandramouli | Cardiology | CA | $59.9K | 1.2K | $50.87 |
| Yuri Busi | Cardiology | CA | $57.4K | 1.1K | $54.53 |
| Bruce Decter | Cardiology | NY | $54.6K | 939 | $58.18 |
| David Kassop | Cardiology | NC | $52.5K | 998 | $52.62 |
| Stephen Savran | Cardiology | NV | $52.2K | 950 | $54.94 |
| Michael Krueger | Cardiology | CA | $52.0K | 919 | $56.63 |
| Kevin Boran | Interventional Cardiology | CA | $51.2K | 1.1K | $47.28 |
| Rodney Randall | Cardiology | FL | $49.5K | 1.0K | $47.31 |
| Wassim Shaheen | Interventional Cardiology | KS | $49.3K | 1.1K | $46.79 |
| Gaetano Pastore | Cardiology | DE | $49.0K | 861 | $56.88 |
| George Aziz | Cardiology | IL | $49.0K | 899 | $54.46 |
| Amit Nanavati | Cardiology | FL | $44.6K | 815 | $54.73 |
| Rafael Valencia | Interventional Cardiology | NV | $44.5K | 828 | $53.76 |
| Armita Atashband | Interventional Cardiology | TX | $43.4K | 785 | $55.23 |
Based on the data, CPT 93015 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 3.7% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.