1-hour glucose test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $20.80 to $48.80, with a median of $32.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital — $11.40 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $33.25 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $20.80 | $26.00 | $4.00–$15.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 GLUCOSE-POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $23.97 | $47.00 | $28.20–$37.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC GLUCOSE GESTATIONAL SCREEN | $27.84 | $58.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 1 HR | $27.84 | $58.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Glucose Test | $30.00 | $60.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $30.54 | $105.95 | $4.75–$79.47 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $32.16 | $67.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $32.16 | $67.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $32.16 | $67.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $32.23 | $105.95 | $4.75–$79.47 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $32.36 | $105.95 | $4.75–$95.36 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $33.25 | $105.95 | $4.75–$79.47 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $35.10 | $105.95 | $4.75–$79.47 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $37.44 | $105.95 | $4.75–$95.36 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $37.44 | $72.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC GLUCOSE TOL-1 HR-OB | $37.44 | $72.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC GLUCOSE - POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $48.80 | $61.00 | $4.75–$54.90 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.80, median $32.20, highest $48.80 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $32.20. 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 8 of 9 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 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.