Lab tests CPT 82951 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Glucose tolerance test cost in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for glucose tolerance test, 3 samples as an inpatient: from $15.30 to $179.40, with a median of $97.35. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $82.05 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $57.85 at 90 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82951, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$15.30Lima Memorial Health System
Median$97.35half pay less
Highest$179.40in this market
Difference11.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $15.30Highest $199.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH Glucose Tolerance Test Gtt $15.30 $17.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Glucose Tolerance 6 Hr $159.30 $177.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center LLC Lima, OH HC Glucose Tolerance Test $179.40 $299.00 — 40% —
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Glucose Tolerance 5 Hr $191.70 $213.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Glucose Tolerance 4 Hr $191.70 $213.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Glucose Tolerance 2 Hr $199.80 $222.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Glucose Tolerance 3 Hr $199.80 $222.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $15.30, median $97.35, highest $179.40 — a 11.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $85.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

The glucose tolerance test measures blood sugar before and after drinking a glucose solution. It is used to diagnose gestational diabetes and sometimes prediabetes.

What the price covers

The price covers the first three blood sugar measurements. Each additional sample is billed separately (82952).