Lab tests CPT 82951 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Glucose tolerance test cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient

In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for glucose tolerance test, 3 samples as an inpatient: from $137.20 to $137.20, with a median of $137.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $137.20 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 82951, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$137.20Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento + 2 more
Median$137.20half pay less
Highest$137.20in this market
Difference1.0×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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.

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Lowest $137.20Highest $137.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS $137.20 $245.00 $11.00–$35.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS $137.20 $245.00 $11.00–$35.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS $137.20 $245.00 $11.00–$35.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $137.20, median $137.20, highest $137.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $137.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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).