Glucose tolerance test cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Glucose tolerance test, 3 samples: from $9.65 to $314.40, with a median of $137.20. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital — $127.55 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $137.20 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 82951, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA GLUCOSETOLERANCE2HRGESTATION | $9.65 | $32.18 | $11.99–$32.18 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $10.14 | $33.79 | $11.99–$33.79 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $61.00 | $61.00 | $7.85–$260.90 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA GLUCTOLSTD | $93.56 | $311.85 | $11.99–$265.07 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $137.20 | $245.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA HC Gdmtol Gtt 1 to 3 Spec | $314.40 | $786.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.65, median $137.20, highest $314.40 — a 32.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $137.20. 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 2 of 11 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 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).