1-hour glucose test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $11.00 to $168.60, with a median of $52.80. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $41.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $37.20 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 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 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $11.00 | $22.00 | $4.49–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA GLUCOSE TEST | $11.50 | $23.00 | $4.49–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA GESTATIONAL DIAB SER BS | $15.00 | $25.00 | $6.72–$30.64 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA GLUCOSE 1HR GESTATION | $33.60 | $56.00 | $18.87–$43.68 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA GLUCOSE 1HR TOLERANCE | $33.60 | $56.00 | $18.87–$43.68 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA GLUCOSE 2HRPP | $33.60 | $56.00 | $15.06–$68.63 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $37.80 | $63.00 | $4.70–$55.44 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $39.60 | $66.00 | $3.96–$59.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $52.80 | $88.00 | $4.24–$79.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $70.20 | $117.00 | $4.45–$107.64 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $90.60 | $151.00 | $4.10–$128.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE SERUM 2HR PP | $90.60 | $151.00 | $4.10–$128.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $90.60 | $151.00 | $4.70–$128.35 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $144.60 | $241.00 | $4.41–$204.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $168.60 | $281.00 | $4.40–$238.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA GLUCOSE SERUM 2HR PP | $168.60 | $281.00 | $4.40–$238.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA GLUC 1HR POST GLUC (50GM) C | $168.60 | $281.00 | $4.40–$238.85 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.00, median $52.80, highest $168.60 — a 15.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $61.50. 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 11 of 11 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.