1-hour glucose test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $6.56 to $130.50, with a median of $19.65. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health System and 3 other hospitals — $13.09 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $21.00 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health System lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB GLUCOSE | $6.56 | $32.00 | $2.48–$16.70 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB GLUCOSE | $6.56 | $32.00 | $2.48–$16.70 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital lowest Wyandotte, MI HB LAB GLUCOSE | $6.56 | $32.00 | $3.87–$6.56 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital lowest Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB GLUCOSE | $6.56 | $32.00 | $2.48–$24.96 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $7.08 | $12.65 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $7.08 | $12.65 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $7.84 | $14.00 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $7.84 | $14.00 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $8.86 | $15.82 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $8.86 | $15.82 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $8.96 | $16.00 | $3.87–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $8.96 | $16.00 | $3.87–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.52 | $17.00 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.52 | $17.00 | $5.71–$6.73 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 GTT Glucose Tolerance 1 Hr | $11.40 | $22.80 | $2.60–$12.89 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $11.76 | $21.00 | $3.20–$7.51 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $11.76 | $21.00 | $3.46–$7.51 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $11.76 | $21.00 | $3.46–$7.51 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $11.76 | $21.00 | $3.20–$7.51 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Glucose Gestational Screen (1 Hour) OB | $11.80 | $23.60 | $2.60–$17.02 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 GTT Glucose Tolerance 1 Hr | $19.65 | $39.30 | $2.60–$9.22 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 GTT Glucose Tolerance 1 Hr | $19.70 | $39.40 | $2.60–$14.64 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Glucose Gestational Screen (1 Hour) OB | $20.35 | $40.70 | $2.60–$17.33 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Glucose Gestational Screen (1 Hour) OB | $20.40 | $40.80 | $2.60–$25.19 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Glucose 1 Hour Total | $21.00 | $21.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Glucose 1 Hour Total | $21.00 | $21.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Glucose 1 Hour Total | $21.00 | $21.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Glucose 1 Hour Total | $21.00 | $21.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Glucose 1 Hour Total | $21.00 | $21.00 | — | — | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 GLUCOSE TEST | $21.60 | $43.20 | $2.60–$21.95 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Glucose Gestational Screen (1 Hour) OB | $22.35 | $44.70 | $2.60–$22.71 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center John R Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 GLUCOSE, 2 HR PP | $31.60 | $63.20 | $2.60–$47.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $102.00 | $136.00 | $1.00–$6.48 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $102.00 | $136.00 | $1.00–$6.48 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $130.50 | $174.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.56, median $19.65, highest $130.50 — a 19.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $21.00. 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 15 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.