1-hour glucose test cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $14.82 to $166.00, with a median of $21.60. The lowest listed price is at Providence Alaska Medical Center — $6.78 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $18.21 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 82950, 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 Aug 20, 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 Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Alaska Medical Center lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $14.82 | $19.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 .GTT 1st Hr OB | $21.60 | $72.00 | $4.65–$69.12 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 Glucose 2 Hour Postprandial | $21.60 | $72.00 | $4.65–$69.12 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 Glucose 1 Hr Postprandial | $21.60 | $72.00 | $4.65–$69.12 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $149.76 | $192.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $166.00 | $166.00 | $7.89–$1,233.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.82, median $21.60, highest $166.00 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $25.41. 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 2 of 2 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
The glucose challenge test measures blood sugar one hour after a sugar drink. It is the usual first screening test for gestational diabetes at 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.