Lab tests CPT 82950 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

1-hour glucose test cost in Greeley, CO — inpatient

In Greeley, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink) as an inpatient: from $21.85 to $21.85, with a median of $21.85. Across Colorado, the median is $107.58 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82950, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$21.85PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley
Median$21.85half pay less
Highest$21.85in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley, CO Glucose Post Glucose Test $21.85 $21.85 $15.30–$18.57 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $21.85, median $21.85, highest $21.85.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $21.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82950 ($46.15). 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.

Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE $3.45 file