Update on New Diabetes Screening Coverage
March 1, 2005CMS has defined the following three CPT codes as covered diabetes Screening tests:
- 82947 – Glucose, Quantitative, blood
- 82950 – Post glucose dose (includes glucose)
- 82951 – Tolerance test, three specimens (includes glucose)
To submit claims for these codes for screening purposes, use ICD-9 code V77.1 at the line item level. To indicate the patient has been diagnosed as pre-diabetic, use modifier TS (follow up service).