1-hour glucose test cost in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $20.70 to $21.63, with a median of $21.17. The lowest listed price is at Curators of the University of Missouri — $0.47 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $44.85 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82950, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 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 Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curators of the University of Missouri lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 GLUCOSE SCREEN PREGNANCY P28620236 | $20.70 | $34.50 | $9.38–$30.36 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 2 HOUR GLUCOSE P28621283 | $20.70 | $34.50 | $9.38–$30.36 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 GLUCOSE SCREEN PREGNANCY P31020236 | $20.70 | $34.50 | $9.38–$30.36 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 2 HOUR GLUCOSE P31021283 | $20.70 | $34.50 | $9.38–$30.36 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 GLUCOSE POST GLUCOS DOSE | $21.63 | $36.05 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.70, median $21.17, highest $21.63.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.17. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.