Alert detail

LCD L36889: Cardiovascular Stress Testing, Including Exercise and/or Pharmacological Stress and Stress Echocardiography — Noridian

Policy ID: LCD-L36889Specialty: CardiologyAdded: 6/5/2026Effective: October 1, 2019lcd
Routine

What changed

Stay compliant with new stress testing billing guidelines.

Who’s affected: Cardiology billing teams · Effective: October 1, 2019

Affected codes

Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗

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