Lab tests CPT 82951 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Glucose tolerance test cost in Tyler, TX — inpatient

In Tyler, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for glucose tolerance test, 3 samples as an inpatient: from $30.10 to $30.10, with a median of $30.10. Across Texas, the median is $151.93 at 264 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82951, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$30.10UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital
Median$30.10half pay less
Highest$30.10in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital Tyler, TX · (903) 597-0351 Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens $30.10 $301.00 $10.81–$198.66 90% —
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Inpatient: lowest $30.10, median $30.10, highest $30.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $30.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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).

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82951 ($94.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler Tyler, TXBlood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens $4.20 file