Blood glucose test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 17 hospitals list a cash price for blood glucose (sugar) test: from $2.99 to $195.00, with a median of $195.00. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital — $192.01 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $45.20 at 36 hospitals.
- The median here, $195.00, is 520% above the US median of $31.45.
- That is 49.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.93).
- 9 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 8 cities for code 82947, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital lowest Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 GLUCOSE BLOOD QW File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2.99 | $16.00 | $3.93–$19.13 | 81% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 GLUCOSE BLOOD QW File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $3.62 | $16.00 | $3.93–$19.13 | 77% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC POC GLUCOSE BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $4.52 | $57.00 | $2.55–$11.00 | 92% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 GLUCOSE BLOOD LAB File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $4.72 | $17.00 | $2.24–$17.00 | 72% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 GLUCOSE RANDOM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.91 | $62.00 | $24.80–$49.60 | 86% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 GLUCOSE BLOOD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $10.63 | $57.00 | $3.93–$46.57 | 81% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 GLUCOSE BLOOD NONL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $11.28 | $40.64 | $2.24–$34.14 | 72% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 GLUCOSE BLOOD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $12.90 | $57.00 | $3.93–$46.57 | 77% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 GLUCOSE BLOOD NONL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $44.92 | $174.00 | $3.93–$133.98 | 74% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 2157M RL-A-FIBRO NAFL 2012521 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $45.47 | $121.00 | $1.65–$95.59 | 62% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 GLUCOSE BLOOD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $48.26 | $174.00 | $2.24–$146.16 | 72% |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 5M ABG + PANELS ISTAT ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $65.38 | $174.00 | $3.93–$140.94 | 62% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 GLUCOSE BLOOD NONL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $65.38 | $174.00 | $1.65–$137.46 | 62% |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Glucose; Quantitative, Blood (Except Reagent Strip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $195.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2.99, median $195.00, highest $195.00 — a 65.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $195.00. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 blood glucose test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood glucose test explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82947 ($27.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZGLUCOSE BLOOD | $2.03 | file |