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93016 Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician CPT · Cardiography test
Classification Test Cardiography Electrocardiogram (CMS RBCS)
First observed 2013 — start of our 12-year window; the code predates it
National scale 1.42M services · est. ▼ 0.2% YoY · 701,885 FFS beneficiaries (CY2024, all-Medicare estimate) — 705,617 observed fee-for-service services
CMS descriptor · RBCS classification · Medicare Part B physician/supplier claims, 12-year window · National figures — the WI market is below
Data year CY2024 CY2023 CY2022 locked column CY2021 locked column CY2020 locked column
Market overview
Market Brief 93016
The whole of 93016, written up and sourced.

The Brief is a national document for 93016. Its findings page carries one finding per chapter, each opening the chapter that prints its figure and the table behind it — like these, from Wisconsin, CY2024, the market on this page.

  1. 1Size and growth. 43 billing groups and 270 clinicians billed 93016 in Wisconsin in CY2024 — ~21,228 all-Medicare services (estimated), 9,147 observed fee-for-service. The market is up 3.7% year over year.
  2. 2Payment. Half the field lists between $164 and $275 per service; the median group lists $231. Submitted charges are provider-set list amounts, not payments.
  3. 3State benchmarks. Wisconsin is the #16 state market of 51 for 93016, and its volume moved +21.1% over five years.
Estimated all-Medicare volume estimate
FFS + estimated MA

~33,633 services

14,492 observed fee-for-service (43%) · ~19,141 estimated Medicare Advantage.

Scaled from the observed floor by each state’s fee-for-service share (FFS share as of 2024) — scaled estimate — assumes MA utilization mirrors FFS; not an observation. How we scale
National benchmarks

Wisconsin ranks #16 of the 51 state markets by est. all-Medicare services for this code — 29.8 services per 1,000 Part B FFS beneficiaries in CY2024.

536 svc (lowest) median 19,424 89,556 (highest)

Each tick is one state market's est. all-Medicare services (scaled estimate) for this code, CY2024, on a value axis — the 50 states and DC; overseas territories are excluded. Rank counts from the highest (#16 of 51 ≈ the 71st percentile). Where each group on this page sits nationally within its specialty renders on its drill-down.

Market position
volume →

Wisconsin is a high-volume, growing market for this code — #21 of 51 state markets by 5-year growth, #16 of 51 by est. all-Medicare services.

5-yr change +21.1% CAGR (avg. yearly growth) -0.2%/yr volume #16 of 51 growth #21 of 51
Volume bands are terciles among all state markets for this search, CY2020–CY2024; growth bands are this market's own 5-year change (±2%). CAGR excludes 2020 and the introduction year.
Average charge
per service, submitted list amounts — not payments · named-group basis, observed FFS
Average payment
per service, Medicare paid amounts — not charges · all disclosed claims, observed FFS basis
Charge-to-payment ratio
average list price vs average Medicare payment per service · named-group basis
What they charge

Half the field lists between $164 and $275

Submitted charges are provider-set list amounts, not payments · median $231 (named groups)
Every group, one dot43 billing groups · median $231

The same field as one dot per billing group: where the cluster sits, and how far the tail reaches

$0$200$400++1 groups list more, to $411 →average submitted charge per service, per billing groupmedian $231
One dot per billing group, 93016 in WI CY2024 — average submitted charge per service, provider-set list amounts, not payments. The axis caps near the 95th percentile so the cluster is legible; groups beyond it draw at the cap in accent and are counted on the chart.

Milwaukee is Wisconsin's largest named-group market for this service — drawn to scale

Where the market isbubble = services
Milwaukee: 1,518 services · 13 groups · median list charge $164Madison: 1,429 services · 4 groups · median list charge $259Green Bay: 420 services · 4 groups · median list charge $246Kenosha: 386 services · 4 groups · median list charge $275Grafton: 385 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275La Crosse: 349 services · 3 groups · median list charge $319Waukesha: 347 services · 1 groups · median list charge $243Beloit: 344 services · 1 groups · median list charge $206Summit: 297 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275Racine: 241 services · 1 groups · median list charge $191Weston: 214 services · 1 groups · median list charge $281Eau Claire: 210 services · 2 groups · median list charge $278Janesville: 206 services · 2 groups · median list charge $139Minocqua: 190 services · 1 groups · median list charge $282Marshfield: 179 services · 2 groups · median list charge $261Sheboygan: 148 services · 4 groups · median list charge $210Burlington: 147 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275Appleton: 145 services · 1 groups · median list charge $48Monroe: 138 services · 1 groups · median list charge $121Mequon: 127 services · 1 groups · median list charge $164Wauwatosa: 124 services · 2 groups · median list charge $217Hartford: 123 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275Holmen: 120 services · 1 groups · median list charge $233Mauston: 116 services · 1 groups · median list charge $411Manitowoc: 101 services · 1 groups · median list charge $290Rice Lake: 98 services · 1 groups · median list charge $282Elkhorn: 97 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275Two Rivers: 89 services · 2 groups · median list charge $275Mukwonago: 82 services · 1 groups · median list charge $243West Allis: 79 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275Wisconsin Rapids: 79 services · 1 groups · median list charge $241Prairie Du Sac: 77 services · 1 groups · median list charge $208Marinette: 73 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275West Bend: 72 services · 1 groups · median list charge $179Fond Du Lac: 62 services · 1 groups · median list charge $362Mount Pleasant: 57 services · 1 groups · median list charge $275Oconomowoc: 55 services · 1 groups · median list charge $243Pleasant Prairie: 50 services · 1 groups · median list charge $290Antigo: 39 services · 1 groups · median list charge $244Waupun: 24 services · 1 groups · median list charge $362MilwaukeeMadisonGreen BayKenoshaGraftonLa CrosseWaukeshaBeloitRacineWestonEau ClaireJanesville
40 of the top 40 billing cities mapped (100.0% of their named-group volume).
Leading city marketsthe map, as a list
1Milwaukee 1,518 $164
13 groups · median list charge
2Madison 1,429 $259
4 groups · median list charge
3Green Bay 420 $246
4 groups · median list charge
4Kenosha 386 $275
4 groups · median list charge
5Grafton 385 $275
1 group · median list charge
6La Crosse 349 $319
3 groups · median list charge
7Waukesha 347 $243
1 group · median list charge
8Beloit 344 $206
1 group · median list charge
9Summit 297 $275
1 group · median list charge
10Racine 241 $191
1 group · median list charge
11Weston 214 $281
1 group · median list charge
City grain — the group ranking lives below. 11 cities listed.

Every group in this market, placed by list charge against volume

This market’s groups, on one chart43 groups · bubble = services
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One mark per physician group, 93016 in WI CY2024 — marks are unnamed here: a mark’s position is its average list charge, and that figure is part of the platform. Submitted charges are provider-set list amounts, not payments.

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