1-hour glucose test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 20 hospitals list a cash price for Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $4.00 to $467.28, with a median of $21.26. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $17.26 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $37.20 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 19 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest East Norriton, PA Hc Glucose Test | $4.00 | $119.06 | $3.80–$115.49 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest East Norriton, PA Hc Glucose Test | $4.00 | $119.06 | $3.80–$115.49 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA Hc Glucose Test | $4.00 | $144.00 | $3.80–$115.20 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ HC Glucose Tolerance 1 Hour | $10.20 | $102.00 | $4.56–$120.61 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC Glucose Tolerance 1 Hour | $10.20 | $102.00 | $4.56–$120.61 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC Glucose Tolerance 1 Hour | $10.20 | $102.00 | $4.56–$120.61 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ HC Glucose Tolerance 1 Hour | $10.20 | $102.00 | $4.56–$120.61 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ HC Glucose Tolerance 1 Hour | $10.20 | $102.00 | $4.56–$120.61 | 90% | — source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ GEST GLUCOSE SCREEN | $16.11 | $16.11 | $3.24–$21.83 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ GEST GLUCOSE SCREEN | $16.11 | $16.11 | $3.08–$21.83 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ GEST GLUCOSE SCREEN | $16.11 | $16.11 | $2.71–$21.83 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ GEST GLUCOSE SCREEN | $16.11 | $16.11 | $3.24–$21.83 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $37.05 | $57.00 | $4.75–$61.38 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $37.05 | $57.00 | $4.75–$61.38 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $137.15 | $211.00 | $4.74–$211.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $137.15 | $211.00 | $4.75–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $137.15 | $211.00 | $4.74–$211.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $168.35 | $259.00 | $4.66–$248.64 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $168.35 | $259.00 | $4.66–$248.64 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA Glucose; Post Glucose Dos | $467.28 | $467.28 | $8.82–$420.55 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $21.26, highest $467.28 — a 116.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $26.40. 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 14 of 15 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.