Procedure · Updated Aug 1, 2026
Diabetes screening: CPT code and Medicare rate
A quantitative blood glucose measurement, used for routine screening and for managing known diabetes.
Also called: blood sugar test, glucose test, screening for diabetes.
Usually billed as
82947 has no national Medicare amount in the Q3 2026 release — its status is statutory exclusion. What Medicare pays depends on the circumstances of the individual claim.
Hemoglobin A1c (83036) is the other common diabetes test. It reflects average blood sugar over roughly three months rather than a single moment.
Common questions
- Diabetes screening: which code is it?
- 82947 — Glucose, Quantitative (Blood). A quantitative blood glucose measurement, used for routine screening and for managing known diabetes.
- Diabetes screening: how much does Medicare pay?
- 82947 has no national Medicare amount in the Q3 2026 release — its status is statutory exclusion. What Medicare pays depends on the specific circumstances of the claim.
- Diabetes screening: what else affects the billing?
- Hemoglobin A1c (83036) is the other common diabetes test. It reflects average blood sugar over roughly three months rather than a single moment.
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