Blood glucose test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Blood glucose (sugar) test: from $10.50 to $96.00, with a median of $38.33. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center — $27.83 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $38.33 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 82947, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, SC HB NOVA POCT GLUCOSE | $10.50 | $21.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB NOVA POCT GLUCOSE | $11.50 | $23.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $14.56–$76.65 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$70.52 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$68.99 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$74.35 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$70.52 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Monroe, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$72.82 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$72.82 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$72.82 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$72.82 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$68.99 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$70.52 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE | $38.33 | $76.65 | $4.01–$70.52 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC GLUCOSE QUANTITATIVE | $55.50 | $74.00 | $1.00–$74.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC GLUCOSE QUANTITATIVE | $55.50 | $74.00 | $1.00–$74.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC HC GLUCOSE BLD QUANT | $74.25 | $275.00 | $24.15–$178.75 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Glucose Bld Quant | $74.25 | $275.00 | $94.88 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Glucose Bld Quant | $74.25 | $275.00 | $94.88 | 73% | — source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Gastonia, NC CHG RT WBLD GLUCOSE | $96.00 | $96.00 | $2.14–$91.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $96.00 | $96.00 | $2.14–$91.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC CHG RT WBLD GLUCOSE | $96.00 | $96.00 | $2.14–$91.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $96.00 | $96.00 | $2.14–$91.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC CHG RT WBLD GLUCOSE | $96.00 | $96.00 | $2.14–$91.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD | $96.00 | $96.00 | $2.14–$91.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB GLUCOSE QT | $100.50 | $201.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB GLUCOSE QN | $100.50 | $201.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB GLUCOSE FIBROSURE (SEND OUT) | $100.50 | $201.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB GLUCOSE ARTERIAL POC | $100.50 | $201.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB GLUCOSE QT | $216.00 | $432.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB GLUCOSE ARTERIAL POC | $216.00 | $432.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB GLUCOSE FIBROSURE (SEND OUT) | $216.00 | $432.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB GLUCOSE QN | $216.00 | $432.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.50, median $38.33, highest $96.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $38.33. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This test measures the sugar in a blood sample. Fasting glucose is a standard test for diabetes and prediabetes.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.