1-hour glucose test cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $953.13 to $953.13, with a median of $953.13. Across Texas, the median is $113.77 at 200 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82950, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Medical Center lowest Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 GLUCOSE 2 HR W GLUCOLA | $953.13 | $953.13 | $66.72–$810.16 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center lowest Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 GLUCOSE 1 HR W GLUCOLA | $953.13 | $953.13 | $66.72–$810.16 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $953.13, median $953.13, highest $953.13.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82950 ($41.60). 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.
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TXGLUCOSE PP | $4.00 | file |
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TXGLUCOSE TOLERANCE, 2HR PP | $4.00 | file |