Blood glucose test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood glucose (sugar) test: from $3.12 to $3.60, with a median of $3.12. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $36.54 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SPC GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.12 | $15.58 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.12 | $15.58 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM GLUCOSE BLOOD | $3.22 | $16.10 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH ARTERIAL GLUCOSE | $3.22 | $16.10 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CLIN CHEM GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.22 | $16.10 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM GLUCOSE 2 H PP | $3.22 | $16.10 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.22 | $16.10 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ARTERIAL GLUCOSE | $3.38 | $16.90 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ARTERIAL GLUCOSE | $3.38 | $16.90 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET GLUCOSE BLOOD | $3.45 | $17.27 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CET GLUCOSE BLOOD | $3.45 | $17.27 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 GLUCOSE TOLOERANCE ADA 2 HR | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.83–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ARTERIAL GLUCOSE | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.83–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ED-GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.83–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LAB GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.83–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 POCT GLUCOSE | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.83–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.88 | $19.40 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 GLUCOSE SERUM | $3.88 | $19.40 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 GLUCOSE BLOOD | $5.40 | $27.00 | $3.83–$21.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 GLUCOSE SERUM | $8.40 | $42.00 | $3.83–$33.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH SPC CHEM GLUCOSE BLOOD | $8.80 | $44.00 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN GLUCOSE REAG STRIP | $8.80 | $44.00 | $1.41–$2,340.22 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC CHEM GLUCOSE BLOOD | $8.80 | $44.00 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC CHEM GLUCOSE BLOOD | $8.80 | $44.00 | $1.41–$1,147.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN GLUCOSE REAG STRIP | $8.80 | $44.00 | $1.41–$2,340.22 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.12, median $3.12, highest $3.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3.12. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
29 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82947 ($31.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.