1-hour glucose test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $4.40 to $9.24, with a median of $8.80. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $4.40 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $68.98 at 89 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CHEM GLUCOSE 1 H PP | $4.40 | $22.00 | $4.63–$17.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 GLUCOSE 2 HR POST PRANDIAL | $4.40 | $22.00 | $4.63–$17.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 POST DOSE GLUCOSE | $4.40 | $22.00 | $4.63–$17.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ADA GTT 100 GRAM | $4.40 | $22.00 | $4.63–$17.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM GLUCOSE 1 H PP | $8.80 | $44.00 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $8.80 | $44.00 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LAB YSL GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LWS GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN GLUCOSE POST DSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM GLUCOSE 1 H PP | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LAB YSL GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LWS GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN GLUCOSE POST DSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM GLUCOSE 1 H PP | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.24 | $46.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH ADA GTT 100 GRAM | $22.24 | $111.20 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ADA GTT 100 GRAM | $23.35 | $116.76 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ADA GTT 100 GRAM | $23.35 | $116.76 | $1.71–$1,522.02 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.40, median $8.80, highest $9.24 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $8.80. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.