Blood glucose test cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for blood glucose (sugar) test: from $4.55 to $630.02, with a median of $59.83. The lowest price is at Childrens Hospital Colorado (Aurora). The highest price is 138.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $59.83, is 90% above the US median of $31.45.
- That is 15.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.93).
- Colorado ranks 49th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 45 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82947. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.55Childrens Hospital Colorado
Median$59.83half of hospitals charge less
Highest$630.02in Colorado
Lowest saves$55.28vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Colorado lowest Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=GLUCOSE (SERUM) | $4.55 | $7.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Blood glucose (sugar) level | $8.50 | $10.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC GLUCOSE; QUAN BLOOD | $17.64 | $25.20 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO GLUCOSE FASTING | $18.06 | $45.15 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC GLUCOSE QUAN | $20.93 | $59.80 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $21.28 | $38.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO GLUCOSE - INSULIN RATIO | $25.80 | $43.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO Gluc F | $26.25 | $35.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC GLUCOSE; QUAN BLOOD | $26.60 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC GLUCOSE, FIBROMETER, S/O | $27.00 | $54.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Blood glucose (sugar) level | $28.90 | $34.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC GLUCOSE BLOOD QUAN | $33.46 | $41.82 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC GLUCOSE BLOOD QUAN | $33.46 | $41.82 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC GLUCOSE BLOOD QUAN | $33.46 | $41.82 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $33.55 | $61.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $33.55 | $61.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO ASSAY GLUCOSE BLOOD QUANT | $36.00 | $36.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Blood glucose (sugar) level | $36.58 | $56.27 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Blood glucose (sugar) level | $39.20 | $49.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Assay glucose blood quant | $48.00 | $48.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Glucose Serum (In-house) | $56.00 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Glucose Level | $58.80 | $73.50 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Glucose, Fasting | $59.83 | $79.77 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL | $60.00 | $120.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO POC Glucose | $66.75 | $89.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Glucose, Plasma | $72.00 | $72.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $158.09 | $158.09 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PANEL - GLUCOSE | $174.38 | $174.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC GLUCOSE LEVEL | $174.38 | $174.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PANEL - GLUCOSE | $174.38 | $174.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE,BLOOD GLUCOSE - GLUCOSE | $174.38 | $174.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC GLUCOSE LEVEL FASTING | $174.38 | $174.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC GLUCOSE BLOOD QUAN | $243.75 | $639.75 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $277.00 | $277.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $296.75 | $296.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $296.75 | $296.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $410.27 | $410.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Glucose; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) | $410.27 | $410.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $413.26 | $413.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $413.26 | $413.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $413.26 | $413.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $630.00 | $630.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $630.00 | $630.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $630.02 | $630.02 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO GLUCOSE BLD QN | $630.02 | $630.02 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 21 | $4.55 | $296.75 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $33.55 | $33.55 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $27.00 | $100.69 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $18.06 | $21.93 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $21.28 | $23.94 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $60.00 | $66.00 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $66.75 | $66.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $33.46 | $33.46 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $33.46 | $33.46 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $28.90 | $28.90 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $39.20 | $39.20 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $33.46 | $33.46 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $36.58 | $36.58 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $8.50 | $8.50 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $59.83 | $59.83 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $26.25 | $26.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What blood glucose test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood glucose test explained.
Blood glucose (sugar) test in other states
- Alabama$26.10
- Alaska$42.75
- Arizona$45.20
- Arkansas$18.54
- California$37.52
- Connecticut$23.35
- Delaware$37.80
- District of Columbia$46.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$44.80
- Georgia$36.66
- Hawaii$36.60
- Idaho$26.60
- Illinois$39.75
- Indiana$26.62
- Iowa$36.40
- Kansas$26.00
- Kentucky$33.50
- Louisiana$14.05
- Maine$23.35
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$31.00
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$45.50
- Mississippi$27.37
- Missouri$29.85
- Montana$39.20
- Nebraska$52.00
- Nevada$80.87
- New Hampshire$34.82
- New Jersey$4.52
- New Mexico$39.18
- New York$18.00
- North Carolina$35.97
- North Dakota$29.46
- Ohio$23.58
- Oklahoma$27.95
- Oregon$24.00
- Pennsylvania$25.78
- Puerto Rico$16.00
- Rhode Island$19.80
- South Carolina$33.60
- South Dakota$59.20
- Tennessee$22.56
- Texas$41.70
- Utah$104.56
- Vermont$41.00
- Virginia$45.00
- Washington$37.40
- West Virginia$23.00
- Wisconsin$24.42
- Wyoming$41.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.