Blood glucose test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Blood glucose (sugar) test: from $22.08 to $152.88, with a median of $24.09. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital and 1 other hospital — $2.01 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $26.10 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO BASELINE GLUCOSE | $22.08 | $46.00 | $4.13–$41.40 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO GLUCOSE SERUM | $22.08 | $46.00 | $4.13–$41.40 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO GLUCOSE WHOLE BLOOD | $22.08 | $46.00 | $4.13–$41.40 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS BASELINE GLUCOSE | $22.08 | $46.00 | $3.54–$41.40 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS GLUCOSE SERUM | $22.08 | $46.00 | $3.54–$41.40 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS GLUCOSE WHOLE BLOOD | $22.08 | $46.00 | $3.54–$41.40 | 52% | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO GLUCOSE BLOOD POINT OF CARE | $26.10 | $90.00 | $3.65–$73.62 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO GLUCOSE LEVEL BLOOD | $26.10 | $90.00 | $3.65–$73.62 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO GLUCOSE BLOOD | $26.10 | $90.00 | $3.65–$73.62 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $26.10 | $90.00 | $3.65–$73.62 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE,BLOOD GLUCOSE - POCT GLUCOMETER | $152.88 | $152.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC GLUCOSE LEVEL FASTING | $152.88 | $152.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC GLUCOSE LEVEL | $152.88 | $152.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE,BLOOD GLUCOSE - GLUCOSE | $152.88 | $152.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PANEL - GLUCOSE | $152.88 | $152.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $22.08, median $24.09, highest $152.88 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $24.09. 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MOHc Assay Quantitative,Blood Glucose | $3.00 | file |