1-hour glucose test cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $7.80 to $271.00, with a median of $63.85. The lowest price is at Providence Valdez Medical Center (Valdez). The highest price is 34.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $63.85, is 51% above the US median of $42.35.
- That is 13.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Alaska ranks 44th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82950. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.80Providence Valdez Medical Center
Median$63.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$271.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$56.05vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Valdez Medical Center lowest Valdez · Valdez, AK HC GESTATIONAL GLUCOSE 1 HOUR | $7.80 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $13.26 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $14.82 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE LAB | $14.82 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK .GTT 1st Hr OB | $21.60 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $48.75 | $75.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau · Juneau, AK Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $55.89 | $65.75 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $63.85 | $85.13 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $75.50 | $151.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $83.00 | $83.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova · Cordova, AK GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 1 HR 50G | $85.50 | $171.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK GLUCOSE 1 HR W GLUCOLA | $126.83 | $126.83 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $151.24 | $159.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $166.00 | $166.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $271.00 | $271.00 | Aug 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 4 | $14.82 | $74.22 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $151.24 | $151.24 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $63.85 | $63.85 |
| Juneau, AK | 1 | $55.89 | $55.89 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $14.82 | $14.82 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $75.50 | $75.50 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $13.26 | $13.26 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $271.00 | $271.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
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 1-hour glucose test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: 1-hour glucose test explained.
Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink) in other states
- Alabama$40.32
- Arizona$89.10
- Arkansas$25.80
- California$52.00
- Colorado$98.60
- Connecticut$25.69
- Delaware$45.05
- District of Columbia$48.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$70.70
- Georgia$44.25
- Hawaii$33.80
- Idaho$39.40
- Illinois$57.60
- Indiana$41.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$46.48
- Kentucky$50.60
- Louisiana$16.30
- Maine$37.50
- Maryland$10.98
- Massachusetts$24.00
- Michigan$21.80
- Minnesota$42.08
- Mississippi$33.71
- Missouri$42.50
- Montana$61.50
- Nebraska$56.76
- Nevada$69.69
- New Hampshire$51.71
- New Jersey$5.46
- New Mexico$35.54
- New York$21.14
- North Carolina$39.00
- North Dakota$35.38
- Ohio$38.40
- Oklahoma$30.55
- Oregon$34.50
- Pennsylvania$37.13
- Puerto Rico$17.77
- Rhode Island$42.00
- South Carolina$60.60
- South Dakota$81.19
- Tennessee$30.24
- Texas$78.40
- Utah$132.33
- Vermont$54.20
- Virginia$40.95
- Washington$41.15
- West Virginia$33.50
- Wisconsin$49.40
- Wyoming$43.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.