CPT Code: 82948 Blood Glucose Testing


Frequency Limitations: In stable, non-hospitalized patients who are unable or unwilling to do home glucose monitoring, it may be reasonable and necessary to measure quantitative blood glucose up to 4 times annually. 

Depending on the age and condition of the patient, the type of diabetes, degree of control, and other co-morbid conditions, more frequent testing may be reasonable and necessary.

ICD-9 Codes are associated with CPT code 82948 in this policy.

011.00 Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, unspecified
011.01 Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, bacteriological or histological examination not done
011.02 Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)
011.03 Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, tubercle bacilli found (in sputum) by microscopy
011.04 Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, tubercle bacilli not found (in sputum) by microscopy, but found by bacterial culture
011.05 Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed histologically
011.06 Tuberculosis of lung, infiltrative, tubercle bacilli not found by bacteriological or histological examination, but tuberculosis confirmed by other methods
011.10 Tuberculosis of lung, nodular, unspecified
011.11 Tuberculosis of lung, nodular, bacteriological or histological examination not done
011.12 Tuberculosis of lung, nodular, bacteriological or histological examination unknown (at present)

…. and many more.