1-hour glucose test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $24.78 to $136.50, with a median of $26.81. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Children's Hospital and 1 other hospital — $2.03 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $68.98 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE 2 HOUR (GTT) | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE 2 HOUR (GTT) | $24.78 | $59.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $25.62 | $61.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $25.62 | $61.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $25.62 | $61.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR-PREG | $25.62 | $61.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX Hc Glucose Post Dose | $28.00 | $28.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $41.16 | $98.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $41.16 | $98.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $41.16 | $98.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $136.50 | $325.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.78, median $26.81, highest $136.50 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $88.83. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.