Blood glucose test cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Blood glucose (sugar) test: from $14.64 to $27.00, with a median of $27.00. The lowest listed price is at Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc — $12.36 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $27.00 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc lowest Taunton, MA HC GLUCOSE | $14.64 | $14.64 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital, Lifespan of Massachusetts - Fall River Inc Fall River, MA HC GLUCOSE | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC GLUCOSE | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC GLUCOSE | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC GLUCOSE | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC GLUCOSE | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC PR BLOOD GLUCOSE QUANTITATIVE POCT | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.64, median $27.00, highest $27.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $27.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RIHc Assay Quantitative,Blood Glucose | $3.00 | file |