1-hour glucose test cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $7.41 to $24.00, with a median of $10.27. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $2.86 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $37.20 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA 82950 Glucose 2 Hour Tech | $7.41 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA 82950 Glucose Screen, 1 hour, post Glucola. Tech | $7.41 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA 82950 Glucose Tolerance 1 Hr Tech | $7.41 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA 82950 Glucose, 1 Hour, post Glucola. Tech | $7.41 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA 82950 Glucose, 2 Hour, post Glucola. Tech | $7.41 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 82950 Glucose Screen, 1 hour, post Glucola. Tech | $9.76 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 82950 Glucose 2 Hour Tech | $9.76 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 82950 Glucose, 1 Hour, post Glucola. Tech | $9.76 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 82950 Glucose Tolerance 1 Hr Tech | $9.76 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 82950 Glucose, 2 Hour, post Glucola. Tech | $9.76 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Glucose Screen 1 hour post Glucola. | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Glucose Screen 2 hour post Glucola. | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA SC GLUCOSE POST GLU DOSE (SQ) | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA GLUC POST GLUCOLA PRE-D (SQ) | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA GLUCOSE 1HR PC (SQ) | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA GLUCOSE 2HR. PC (SQ) | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Glucose 1 Hour post Glucola. | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Glucose 2 Hour post Glucola. | $10.27 | $31.00 | $4.04–$24.80 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC GLUCOSE, POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $20.40 | $34.00 | $4.70–$36.63 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC GLUCOSE 1 HR PP | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$36.63 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE ONE HOUR B | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$36.63 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE-TRANSPLANT B | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$36.63 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST, 2 SPECIMENS (75G) B | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$36.63 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC GLUCOSE 1 HR PP | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$34.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC GLUCOSE 2 HR PP | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$34.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE ONE HOUR B | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$34.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE-TRANSPLANT B | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$34.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC GLUCOSE 2 HR PP | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$36.63 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST, 2 SPECIMENS (75G) B | $24.00 | $40.00 | $4.70–$34.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.41, median $10.27, highest $24.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $10.27. 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 5 of 5 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.