1-hour glucose test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $6.30 to $172.00, with a median of $42.80. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 27.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $42.80, is about the same as the US median of $42.35.
- That is 9.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Iowa ranks 30th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 77 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.30Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$42.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$172.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$36.50vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE | $6.30 | $14.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $6.40 | $8.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE | $7.00 | $14.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA GLUCOSE 2 HR PP QC/Z/A/B/F/G/H/I/L/PL/Q/T/B1/L1/R1/PL/F1/V/P1/Y | $9.60 | $12.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA GTT Post 2 Hour Glucose | $13.50 | $45.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $14.00 | $14.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $14.95 | $23.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $14.95 | $23.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $16.80 | $21.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA Gest. Diabetes 1-Hr Screen - Sendout | $16.80 | $28.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $21.52 | $53.81 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Glucose Test | $25.00 | $25.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $26.00 | $26.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Glucose Tolerance 2Hr Nongest (75g) | $28.20 | $47.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $31.20 | $39.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $31.83 | $47.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE (1HR DEXICOLA) | $32.08 | $54.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $34.80 | $60.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA GLUCOSE TEST | $34.85 | $41.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA GLUCOSE TEST | $35.20 | $44.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GLUCOSE - 2 HR PP | $35.70 | $51.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GLUCOSE - 2 HR PP | $35.70 | $51.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA GEST DIABETES 1-HR SCREEN - SENDOUT | $36.00 | $36.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $36.00 | $60.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $36.00 | $45.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $36.00 | $45.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $39.52 | $76.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $40.00 | $50.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Glucose 2 hour | $40.20 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $40.30 | $62.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $41.60 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $41.60 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $41.60 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $41.60 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $41.60 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $42.00 | $70.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $44.85 | $69.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA GLU CHALLENGE 50 GM QC/V/Z/A/B/D/E/F/G/H/I/L/M/N/Q/R/S/T/R/W/S1/M1/C2/P1/W1/Y/R1/PL/P/G1/V1/F1/M2 | $45.81 | $57.27 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $46.20 | $77.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $48.00 | $80.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $48.00 | $80.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $50.40 | $72.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $51.00 | $51.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA GTT 1HR NONFASTING | $52.00 | $80.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA GLU CHALLENGE 50 GM QC/V/Z/A/B/D/E/F/G/H/I/L/M/N/Q/R/S/T/R/W/S1/M1/C2/P1/W1/Y/R1/PL/P/G1/V1/F1/M2 | $53.20 | $95.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $54.00 | $72.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $56.25 | $75.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $56.76 | $132.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.40 | $82.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Glucose Post Dose | $60.00 | $80.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $60.00 | $80.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $64.00 | $64.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $71.25 | $95.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $71.25 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $72.10 | $72.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $78.40 | $98.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $78.57 | $81.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $91.77 | $161.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $93.12 | $96.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $111.80 | $172.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $111.80 | $172.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $111.80 | $172.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $118.34 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $118.80 | $132.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $127.50 | $170.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $172.00 | $172.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 6 | $25.00 | $47.40 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $39.52 | $44.85 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $28.20 | $40.20 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $14.95 | $41.60 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $35.70 | $35.70 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $7.00 | $13.50 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $6.40 | $8.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $14.00 | $22.92 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $16.80 | $64.30 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $78.40 | $78.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $56.25 | $56.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $21.52 | $21.52 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $71.25 | $71.25 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $6.30 | $6.30 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $57.40 | $57.40 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $118.34 | $118.34 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $127.50 | $127.50 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $118.80 | $118.80 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $34.80 | $34.80 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $34.85 | $34.85 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $72.10 | $72.10 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $53.20 | $53.20 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $14.95 | $14.95 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $93.12 | $93.12 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $40.30 | $40.30 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $78.57 | $78.57 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $71.25 | $71.25 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $91.77 | $91.77 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $32.08 | $32.08 |
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
- Alaska$63.85
- 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
- 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.