1-hour glucose test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $11.89 to $1,000.85, with a median of $52.00. The lowest listed price is at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital — $40.11 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $52.00 at 181 hospitals.
- The median here, $52.00, is 23% above the US median of $42.35.
- That is 10.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Riverside, CA ranks 4th of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 cities for code 82950, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital lowest Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 GLUCOSE TEST File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $11.89 | $59.47 | $4.51–$59.47 | 80% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 I HOUR PGL File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $17.60 | $44.00 | $19.80–$37.40 | 60% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 GLUCOSE 1HR PP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $18.44 | $56.00 | $4.13–$56.00 | 67% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 GLUCOSE 2HR PP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $19.10 | $58.00 | $4.13–$58.00 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 GLUCOSE 1HR PP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $21.39 | $55.00 | $4.75–$55.00 | 61% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 GLUCOSE 2HR PP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $21.78 | $56.00 | $4.75–$56.00 | 61% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 GLUCOSE POST BLUCOSE DOSE File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | $2.91–$49.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC GLUCOSE LOADING 1 HR File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $47.25 | $105.00 | $3.85–$94.50 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC GLUCOSE LOADING 1 HR File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $47.25 | $105.00 | $4.75–$78.75 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC GLUCOSE LOADING 1 HR File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $47.25 | $105.00 | $3.85–$89.25 | 55% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 GLUCOSE POST DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $50.94 | $131.00 | $4.75–$131.00 | 61% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $51.12 | $213.00 | $4.04–$403.00 | 76% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $100.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $100.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $100.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $100.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 GLUCOSE POST DOSE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $88.88 | $270.00 | $4.13–$229.50 | 67% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.52 | $199.00 | — | 52% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Glucose Level File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $107.25 | $143.00 | — | 25% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC GLUCOSE TEST - POST DOSE File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $113.00 | $113.00 | $4.19–$81.93 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $345.00 | $3.80–$633.94 | 46% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Glucose Test, Post Dose+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $269.94 | $269.94 | $3.35–$269.94 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 GLUCOSE 2 HR W GLUCOLA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $348.00 | $348.00 | $52.20–$313.20 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 GLUCOSE 1 HR W GLUCOLA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $411.00 | $411.00 | $61.65–$369.90 | — |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $1,000.85 | $1,668.09 | $5.45–$1,334.47 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $11.89, median $52.00, highest $1,000.85 — a 84.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $52.00. 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 11 of 18 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.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Glucose 50 Gram Screen | $2.35 | file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CAHc Glucose Test | $4.00 | file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CAHc Glucose Test | $4.00 | file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CAGLUCOSE POST DOSE | $4.00 | file |