HCPCS G0108: Diabetes trainingMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports one-to-one diabetes self-management education, such as instruction in glucose monitoring, medication use, meal planning, and responding to low blood sugar.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities114.3K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $55.78 for G0108 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $51.69–$71.79.

Medicare rate · G0108

Diabetes training

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Work RVUs
0.9
Total RVUs
1.67
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$55.78

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What G0108 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What G0108 covers

G0108 represents individualized diabetes self-management training delivered one-on-one, commonly by a diabetes care and education specialist or another qualified educator in an outpatient setting. Instruction may address blood glucose monitoring, medication and insulin routines, meal planning, physical activity, and recognizing or responding to hypoglycemia. The service is part of a structured diabetes education program, rather than a brief discussion incidental to an office visit.

Report the code in 30-minute units for individual training time. Documentation should identify the education provided, the patient’s needs and learning goals, and the time spent in the training; keep time for a separately furnished service distinct. G0109 is the group-training counterpart, so select between the codes according to whether instruction was individual or delivered in a group. CMS’s supplied payment facts list no additional code-specific payment rule for G0108.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where G0108 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 payment localities

$51.69 to $71.79

$51.69$61.74$71.79
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

G0108 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$52.15Unavailable
Alaska*$71.79Unavailable
Arizona$54.83Unavailable
Arkansas$51.69Unavailable
Atlanta$56.53Unavailable
Austin$57.10Unavailable
Bakersfield$58.17Unavailable
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$58.36Unavailable
Beaumont$53.49Unavailable
Brazoria$55.51Unavailable

G0108 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$51.69

$71.79

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G0108 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$71.791
AL$52.151
AR$51.691
AZ$54.831
CA$58.01–$69.2429
CO$57.411
CT$58.541
DC$61.891
DE$55.501
FL$55.38–$58.823
GA$53.40–$56.532
GU$58.561
HI$58.561
IA$52.901
ID$53.121
IL$54.41–$57.844
IN$53.311
KS$52.781
KY$52.961
LA$52.92–$54.522
MA$57.28–$61.602
MD$56.26–$61.893
ME$53.32–$55.072
MI$53.83–$55.842
MN$55.551
MO$52.38–$54.613
MS$52.041
MT$55.781
NC$53.661
ND$54.991
NE$53.071
NH$56.611
NJ$59.35–$61.672
NM$54.021
NV$55.581
NY$54.16–$63.465
OH$53.671
OK$52.871
OR$55.29–$58.622
PA$53.71–$57.582
PR$56.031
RI$57.011
SC$53.731
SD$54.891
TN$52.941
TX$53.49–$57.108
UT$54.181
VA$54.97–$61.892
VI$56.031
VT$54.881
WA$57.14–$62.572
WI$53.831
WV$53.161
WY$55.431

How the G0108 rate is calculated

Each of G0108’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · G0108

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

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Work 0.90Practice expense 0.73Malpractice 0.04

1.6700 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$55.78

All indexes start at 1.000 (the national rate). Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for G0108

G0108 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · G0108

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

Non-facility (office) rate · national

$55.78

Only one setting is priced for this code.

G0108 compared with similar codes

Compare codes

G0108 vs G0109 vs 97802 vs 97803: national Medicare rates

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  • G0108
    Diabetes training · 0.9 wRVU
    $55.78
  • G0109
    Diabetes training · 0.25 wRVU
    $16.03−$39.75
  • 97802
    Medical nutrition therapy · 0.53 wRVU
    $36.74−$19.04
  • 97803
    Nutrition therapy · 0.45 wRVU
    $31.73−$24.05

How to choose

G0109Diabetes training
G0108 is for individual diabetes training; G0109 is for group training. Choose based on how the instruction was delivered.
97802Medical nutrition therapy
97802 reports an initial medical nutrition therapy service, not the broader one-to-one diabetes self-management education represented by G0108.
97803Nutrition therapy
97803 reports follow-up medical nutrition therapy. G0108 is individual diabetes self-management training, which may cover topics beyond nutrition.

G0108 billing questions

When should G0108 be used instead of G0109?

Use G0108 for one-to-one diabetes self-management training. G0109 is for training delivered in a group.

How are units counted?

Report G0108 in 30-minute units of individual training. Document the training time and the education delivered.

Can an office visit be reported on the same date?

A separately furnished and documented evaluation or management service may be distinct from the training. Do not include the same work or time in both services.

Does meal-planning instruction belong under G0108?

Meal planning can be part of diabetes self-management training. A separately furnished medical nutrition therapy service is distinct and should be documented as such.

What should the training note include?

Record the individual instruction provided, the patient’s relevant learning needs or goals, and the time spent. The note should make clear that the service was diabetes self-management training, not a brief incidental discussion.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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RVUs for G0108PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 15,089 (RVU26D)

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