Appointment Instructions for all tests:
- Arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time for registration.
- Bring your insurance card and identification with you.
- Bring a current list of your medications and dosages. Consult your ordering physician whether or not you should take your medications prior to your stress test.
- You may drink small amounts of water for all testing.
- Wear two-piece clothing and be prepared to change into a gown for testing. If scheduled for a stress test, be sure to wear gym attire and athletic shoes.
- If you are unable to keep your appointment, please kindly provide 24-hour notification by calling our scheduling department at (512) 341-6414 to reschedule or cancel.
- Suggestion: bring a jacket and a book to keep you comfortable in the waiting area.
- For fasting patients (see below): If you are Diabetic, remember to take 1/2 of your diabetic medication and/or insulin at bedtime the night before your test. Do not take these the morning of your test. Bring your diabetic medication with you.
- If you provided an email address, you will receive an appointment confirmation containing additional information about your exam.
| Exam | Description | Special Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Resting Echocardiogram CPT: 93306, Limited Echo 93308 |
As a non-invasive study, ultrasound uses sound waves to make a picture of your heart in motion, providing images of the valves and chambers of the heart. | Allow 1 hour for your study. No restrictions for an Echo. |
| Echocardiogram with Bubble Study CPT: 93306 |
A bubble study rules out a congenital heart defect. An IV (by insertion of a needle) is used during your study. | Allow 2 hour for your study. No restrictions for an Echo-Bubble. |
| Echo/Stress Echo with Contrast CPT: 93306, Stress Echo 93351 |
A contrast agent is used to improve the quality of ultrasound of your heart. This agent is added to an IV (by insertion of a needle). | Allow 2 hour for your study. No restrictions for an Echo-Contrast. |
| Stress Echocardiogram CPT: 93351 |
A non-invasive exercise test which involves ultrasound pictures of your heart at rest and after exercise. You will walk on a treadmill during part of the study. | Allow 1 hour for your study. Do not eat or drink 6 hours before your study, including no caffeine. This includes decaf coffee, tea and chocolate. |
| Carotid Duplex CPT: 93880 |
An ultrasound of the arteries in your neck to check for any blockages. | Allow 1 hour for your study. No special restrictions for this study. |
| Venous Doppler Study CPT: Unilateral 93971, Bilateral: 93970 |
An ultrasound to look for blockages or narrowing in the veins of your arms/legs. | Allow 1 hour for your study. No special restrictions for this study. |
| Venous Insufficiency CPT: 93970 & 93965 |
An ultrasound to examine blood circulation, blockages and direction of flow, in the veins of the legs. | Allow 1.5 hours for your study. Don't wear compression stockings the day of test. Drink plenty of water the day of your test. |
| Arterial Duplex w/ABI CPT: 93924 & 93922 |
An ultrasound test to study the blood flow through the arteries of your legs using imaging and pressures. | >Allow 1 hour for your study. No special restrictions for this study. |
| Ankle Brachial Index CPT: 93922, CPT: ABI w/ TBI 93923 |
An ultrasound test to study the blood flow through the arteries of your legs using only pressures. | Allow 45 minutes for your study. No special restrictions for this study. |
| Groin Ultrasound CPT: 93926 |
A non-invasive ultrasound to rule out arterial or venous abnormalities within the vessels of upper thigh and lower abdominal area. | Allow 30 minutes for your study. No special restrictions for this study. |
| Renal Artery Duplex CPT: 93975 |
An ultrasound study to look for blockage or narrowing in your renal arteries, supplying blood to the kidneys. | Allow 1 hour for your study. Do not eat or drink 6 hours before your study. |
| Abdominal Aorta Duplex CPT: 93978, Aorta Screen: G0389 |
An ultrasound test to evaluate blood flow and to look for an aneurysm (abnormal widening or ballooning) of a portion in the abdominal aorta. | Allow 1 hour for your study. Do not eat or drink 6 hours before your study. |
| Abdominal Aorta Duplex CPT: 93978, Aorta Screen: G0389 |
An ultrasound test to evaluate blood flow and to look for an aneurysm (abnormal widening or ballooning) of a portion in the abdominal aorta. | Allow 1 hour for your study. Do not eat or drink 6 hours before your study. |
| Standard Treadmill Stress Test (TMT) CPT: 93017 |
An exercise test where you will walk on a treadmill while the treadmill gradually increases in speed and incline. | Allow 1 hour for your study. Do not eat or drink 6 hours before your study, including no caffeine. This includes decaf coffee, tea and chocolate. |
| Stress Myocardial Perfussion Image (MPI) (Treadmill or Chemical) CPT: 78452 & 93017, CPT: Sestamibi: A9500, Lexiscan: J2785 |
A stress test accompanied by an IV (by insertion of a needle) of a nuclear imaging agent which allows a camera to visualize the blood supply to the heart muscle and observe the heart function before and after the stress test. Stress may be in the form of exercise on a treadmill or administering a medication to simulation exercise. | Allow at least 4 hours for your study. You may not have caffeine for 12 hours prior to your study. This includes decaf coffee, tea and chocolate. Do not eat or drink for 6 hours before your study. Staff will instruct you when you may have a snack and take medications if you wish to bring them. |
| PET CPT: 78492 & 93017, CPT: Rubidium A9555, Lexiscan: J2785 |
A stress test accompanied by an IV (by insertion of a needle) of a nuclear imaging agent which allows a camera to visualize the blood supply to the heart muscle and observe the heart function before and after the stress test. You will be given a medication that simulates exercise; you will not walk on a treadmill. | Allow 1 hour for your study. You may not have caffeine for 12 hours prior to your study. This includes decaf coffee, tea and chocolate. Do not eat or drink for 6 hours before your study. Staff will instruct you when you may have a snack and take medications if you wish to bring them. |
| MUGA CPT: 78473 |
You are given an imaging agent via IV to allow the camera to visualize your blood flow as it moves through the four chambers of your heart. | Allow 2 hours for your study. No special restrictions for this study. |