1-hour glucose test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 16 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $5.46 to $394.00, with a median of $394.00. The lowest listed price is at Valleywise Health Medical Center — $388.54 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $89.10 at 33 hospitals.
- The median here, $394.00, is 830% above the US median of $42.35.
- That is 82.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- 9 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 7 cities for code 82950, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleywise Health Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC GLUCOSE 1 HR PP File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $5.46 | $120.00 | $3.09–$13.28 | 95% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOS File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $10.76 | $114.00 | $45.60–$91.20 | 91% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 GLUCOSE POST DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $24.61 | $132.00 | $4.75–$107.85 | 81% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 GLUCOSE POST DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $29.86 | $132.00 | $4.75–$107.85 | 77% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 GLUCOSE 2HR PP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $43.59 | $116.00 | $2.00–$91.64 | 62% |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 GLUCOSE 2HR PP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $43.59 | $116.00 | $4.75–$93.96 | 62% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 GLUCOSE 1HR PP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $104.56 | $377.00 | $2.71–$316.68 | 72% |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Inc Glucose) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $394.00 | $394.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.46, median $394.00, highest $394.00 — a 72.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $394.00. 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 7 of 7 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 1-hour glucose test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: 1-hour glucose test explained.
14 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82950 ($45.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $1.26 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $1.70 | file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $1.90 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.25 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.26 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.31 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.37 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.37 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.40 | file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZGLUCOSE 1HR PP | $2.46 | file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.49 | file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.60 | file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.85 | file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZLAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $2.94 | file |