Blood glucose test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for blood glucose (sugar) test: from $17.60 to $106.81, with a median of $39.51. The lowest listed price is at UC San Diego Medical Center — $21.91 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $37.52 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level | $17.60 | $32.00 | $3.84–$43.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Glucose 1 Hr | $23.25 | $31.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 GLUCOSE QUANTITATIVE BLOOD XCPT REAGENT STRIP | $26.52 | $51.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA GLUCOSE QUANTITATIVE BLOOD XCPT REAGENT STRIP | $26.52 | $51.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA GLUCOSE QUANTITATIVE BLOOD XCPT REAGENT STRIP | $26.52 | $51.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVEBLOOD GLUCOSE - GLUCOSE RANDOM | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$56.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC GLUCOSE 1HR PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$56.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC GLUCOSE 2HR. PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$68.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC GLUCOSE FASTING | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$63.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC GLUCOSE 2HR. PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$53.90 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVEBLOOD GLUCOSE - GLUCOSE RANDOM | $52.50 | $70.00 | $0.52–$56.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC GLUCOSE 1HR PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.30–$57.40 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC GLUCOSE FASTING | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$54,464.51 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVEBLOOD GLUCOSE - GLUCOSE RANDOM | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$68.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC GLUCOSE 2HR. PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$63.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC GLUCOSE 1HR PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$57.40 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC GLUCOSE FASTING | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.10–$240.19 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC GLUCOSE FASTING | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.30–$8,795.69 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVEBLOOD GLUCOSE - GLUCOSE RANDOM | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$68.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC GLUCOSE 1HR PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$453.77 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC GLUCOSE 2HR. PP | $52.50 | $70.00 | $1.00–$100,578.98 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Glucose Random Serum | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Glucose, 2Hr. Pp | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Glucose | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Glucose | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Glucosewhole Blood | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Glucose Quant By Blood Draw | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrlj-Glucose | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrlj-Glucose Whole Blood | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scren-Glucose | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Glucose Whole Blood | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Glucose | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Glucose Whole Blood | $66.00 | $88.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Glucose Bgt-Poct | $106.50 | $142.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Glucose Quant | $106.50 | $142.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Whole Blood Glucose | $106.50 | $142.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Glucose Fasting | $106.81 | $178.02 | $3.33–$140.46 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Glucose Level | $106.81 | $178.02 | $3.33–$140.46 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.60, median $39.51, highest $106.81 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $39.51. 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 6 of 9 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.
3 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAGlucose Level LC | $2.48 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CAGLUCOSE QUAN BLOOD - 82947 - 1321827 | $3.00 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CAPN GLUCOSE | $3.00 | file |