Lab tests CPT 82950 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

1-hour glucose test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink) as an inpatient: from $12.85 to $26.95, with a median of $19.90. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital — $7.05 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $37.35 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82950, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$12.85Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Median$19.90half pay less
Highest$26.95in this market
Difference2.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $12.85Highest $47.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 GLUCOSE LEVEL, POST GLUCOLA $12.85 $42.00 $14.49–$39.90 69% —
source file
Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 GLUCOSE-2 HR POST GLUCOLA $26.95 $49.00 $2.42–$135.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
source file
Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 GLUCOSE-1 HR POST GLUCOLA $47.30 $86.00 $2.42–$135.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
source file
Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 GLUCOSE TEST $47.30 $86.00 $2.42–$135.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $12.85, median $19.90, highest $26.95 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $19.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.