1-hour glucose test cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $36.50 to $178.10, with a median of $178.10. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $141.60 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $94.75 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC HB GLUCOSE TOLERANCE SCREEN GESTATIONAL DIABETES | $36.50 | $73.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC HB GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 2HR NON PREGNANT | $36.50 | $73.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Glucose Post Glucose Dose | $178.10 | $274.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley INC Summerville, SC HC Glucose Post Glucose Dose | $178.10 | $274.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Glucose Post Glucose Dose | $178.10 | $274.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital INC Charleston, SC HC Glucose Post Glucose Dose | $178.10 | $274.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $36.50, median $178.10, highest $178.10 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $178.10. 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
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.