1-hour glucose test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $9.46 to $13.76, with a median of $12.04. The lowest listed price is at University Med Center — $2.58 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $12.04 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Jun 25, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Med Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $9.46 | $43.00 | $10.69–$7.69 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $12.04 | $86.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $12.04 | $86.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $12.04 | $86.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $13.76 | $86.00 | $10.69–$9.28 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Glucose 1 Hr Post 75 Gms | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Ej Ref Lab Glucose Gestl 1 Hr Post W/ Glucola | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Ej Ref Lab Glucose 2 Hr Post 75 Gms | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Glucose 2 Hr Post 75 Gms | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Glucose 1 Hr Post 75 Gms | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Glucose Gestl 1 Hr Post W/ Glucola | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Glucose 2 Hr Post 75 Gms | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Glucose Gestl 1 Hr Post W/ Glucola | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Ej Ref Lab Glucose 1 Hr Post 75 Gms | $33.88 | $242.00 | $10.92–$9.70 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Glucose 2 Hr Post 75 Gms | $38.72 | $242.00 | $10.69–$9.28 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Glucose 1 Hr Post 75 Gms | $38.72 | $242.00 | $10.69–$9.28 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Glucose Gestl 1 Hr Post W/ Glucola | $38.72 | $242.00 | $10.69–$9.28 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.46, median $12.04, highest $13.76 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82950 ($37.10). 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.
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LABlood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $2.52 | file |