1-hour glucose test cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink) as an inpatient: 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 13 cities for code 82950, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 E Seattle, WA GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $20.80 | $26.00 | $4.00–$15.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA GLUCOSE-POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $23.97 | $47.00 | $30.10–$37.60 | 49% | — source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC GLUCOSE GESTATIONAL SCREEN | $27.84 | $58.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 1 HR | $27.84 | $58.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Glucose Test | $30.00 | $60.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $30.54 | $105.95 | $76.29–$79.47 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $32.16 | $67.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $32.16 | $67.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $32.16 | $67.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $32.23 | $105.95 | $76.29–$79.47 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $32.36 | $105.95 | $45.56–$95.36 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $33.25 | $105.95 | $76.29–$79.47 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $34.56 | $72.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC GLUCOSE TEST 2 HR PP | $35.04 | $73.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $35.10 | $105.95 | $76.29–$79.47 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $37.44 | $72.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC GLUCOSE CHALLENGE 1HR | $37.44 | $105.95 | $29.67–$95.36 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GLUCOSE TOL-1 HR-OB | $37.44 | $72.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC GLUCOSE - POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $48.80 | $61.00 | $4.75–$54.90 | 20% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.80, median $32.20, highest $48.80 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $32.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 6 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.