1-hour glucose test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $4.00 to $1,000.85, with a median of $49.63. The lowest listed price is at Desert Valley Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $45.63 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $44.37 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $4.00 | $370.65 | $4.70–$370.65 | 99% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA Hc Glucose Test | $4.00 | $345.00 | $4.51–$345.00 | 99% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA Hc Glucose Test | $4.00 | $345.00 | $4.51–$345.00 | 99% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC GLUCOSE LOADING 1 HR | $47.25 | $105.00 | $3.85–$89.25 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC GLUCOSE LOADING 1 HR | $47.25 | $105.00 | $4.75–$78.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC GLUCOSE LOADING 1 HR | $47.25 | $105.00 | $3.85–$94.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC GLUCOSE LOADING 1 HR | $47.25 | $105.00 | $4.75–$84.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $52.00 | $100.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $52.00 | $100.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $95.52 | $199.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $95.52 | $199.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $95.52 | $199.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA Glucose Level | $107.25 | $143.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $185.00 | $345.00 | $3.80–$633.94 | 46% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Glucose Test, Post Dose | $269.94 | $269.94 | $3.35–$269.94 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Glucose Test, Post Dose | $269.94 | $269.94 | $3.35–$269.94 | — | — source file |
| Hospital of Barstow INC Barstow, CA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $1,000.85 | $1,668.09 | $5.45–$1,334.47 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $49.63, highest $1,000.85 — a 250.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 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 9 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.