Billing code
G494A — Glucagon Test - (type A) For Carbohydrate Response
Glucagon test, carbohydrate response
Bill G494 for a Type A glucagon test measuring carbohydrate response.
Watch for: Use G495 for the Type B provocative test; add G700 only when the test is the sole reason for the visit, outside hospital.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- G494A
- Description
- Glucagon Test - (type A) For Carbohydrate Response
- FHO+ basket
- Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Glucagon test (Type A) to measure carbohydrate response.
What it covers
G494 is a glucagon test, Type A, for carbohydrate response (J41).
The provocative glucagon test for hypertension, pheochromocytoma and insulinoma is Type B (G495) (J41).
Billing rules
- Payable in addition to a consultation or assessment unless listed as included (J3).
- Includes preparing the patient, doing the test with monitoring afterwards, interpreting results with a written report to the referring provider where appropriate, and follow-up arrangements (J3).
- Marked (+): when the test is the sole reason for the visit, add G700 once per visit. G700 is not payable in hospital, and not when you are also paid a consultation or assessment that day and have a financial interest in the facility (J3).
- For a patient enrolled with a capitation-based group, G700 pays 15% of its fee (J3).
Often billed with
- G700 basic fee-per-visit premium when the test is the only reason for the visit, outside hospital (J3).
Related codes: G495, G498, G499, G700
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Endocrinology and Metabolism, page J41; preamble J3.
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