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G8966

G8966Cardiac stress imaging test performed on symptomatic or higher than low chd risk patient or for any reason other than initial detection and risk assessment

HCPCSTerminatedBETOS M5B

G8966 is a HCPCS Level II code for cardiac stress imaging test performed on symptomatic or higher than low chd risk patient or for any reason other than initial detection and risk assessment. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2024 and is not valid on new claims.

This code has been terminated

CMS terminated G8966 on December 31, 2024. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.

Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment

Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.

From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.

The CMS record for G8966

Long descriptor
Cardiac stress imaging test performed on symptomatic or higher than low chd risk patient or for any reason other than initial detection and risk assessment

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Csit perf sx or high chd rsk

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
January 1, 2013

When CMS introduced the code.

Terminated
December 31, 2024

When CMS retired it.

BETOS
M5B

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
00 — Not priced by Part B

Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.

Codes adjacent to G8966

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8966 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

  • G8958Assessment of adequacy of volume management not documented, reason not given
  • G8959Clinician treating major depressive disorder communicates to clinician treating comorbid conditionterminated
  • G8960Clinician treating major depressive disorder did not communicate to clinician treating comorbid condition, reason not giventerminated
  • G8961Cardiac stress imaging test primarily performed on low-risk surgery patient for preoperative evaluation within 30 days preceding this surgery
  • G8962Cardiac stress imaging test performed on patient for any reason including those who did not have low risk surgery or test that was performed more than 30 days preceding low risk surgery
  • G8963Cardiac stress imaging performed primarily for monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 yearsterminated
  • G8964Cardiac stress imaging test performed primarily for any other reason than monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 years (e.g., symptomatic patient, patient greater than 2 years since pci, initial evaluation, etc)terminated
  • G8965Cardiac stress imaging test primarily performed on low chd risk patient for initial detection and risk assessmentterminated
  • G8967Fda approved oral anticoagulant is prescribed
  • G8968Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing an fda-approved anticoagulant (e.g., present or planned atrial appendage occlusion or ligation or patient being currently enrolled in a clinical trial related to af/atrial flutter treatment)
  • G8969Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing an oral anticoagulant that is fda approved for the prevention of thromboembolism (e.g., patient preference for not receiving anticoagulation)
  • G8970No risk factors or one moderate risk factor for thromboembolism
  • G8971Warfarin or another oral anticoagulant that is fda approved not prescribed, reason not giventerminated
  • G8972One or more high risk factors for thromboembolism or more than one moderate risk factor for thromboembolismterminated
  • G8973Most recent hemoglobin (hgb) level < 10 g/dlterminated
  • G8974Hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not giventerminated

Questions about G8966

What is HCPCS code G8966?

G8966 is a HCPCS Level II code for cardiac stress imaging test performed on symptomatic or higher than low chd risk patient or for any reason other than initial detection and risk assessment. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G8966?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G8966 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.

Is G8966 still valid?

No. G8966 was terminated on December 31, 2024 and should not be used on new claims.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026