1-hour glucose test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $10.00 to $541.97, with a median of $50.60. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Madisonville). The highest price is 54.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $50.60, is 19% above the US median of $42.35.
- That is 10.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Kentucky ranks 36th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 65 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.00Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
Median$50.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$541.97in Kentucky
Lowest saves$40.60vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville lowest Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC GLUCOSE 1 HOUR PC 50G GLUCOLA | $10.00 | $76.86 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, ONE HOUR | $10.80 | $18.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, ONE HOUR | $10.80 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, ONE HOUR | $10.80 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, ONE HOUR | $10.80 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN GLUCOSE TEST | $13.44 | $56.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $13.65 | $21.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $13.65 | $21.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB GLUCOSE 2 HR P.C. | $14.25 | $14.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN GLUCOSE TEST | $20.16 | $56.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG GLUCOSE, PP | $20.34 | $50.85 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $22.50 | $30.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $28.71 | $71.78 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Glucose Pst Glucose Dse | $28.97 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Glucose Pst Glucose Dse | $29.83 | $85.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB GLUCOSE PST GLUCOSE DSE | $30.60 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Glucose Test - Gtt 1 Hour | $32.35 | $80.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Glucose Pst Glucose Dse | $32.77 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC GLUCOSE 2 HOUR PC 75G GLUC | $33.14 | $106.89 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $33.50 | $67.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Glucose Pst Glucose Dse | $37.01 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $37.04 | $92.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC GLUCOSE 1 HOUR PC 50G GLUCOLA | $42.30 | $90.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Glucose Post Glucose Dose | $42.60 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Glucose Pst Glucose Dse | $46.51 | $96.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $50.02 | $125.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $50.60 | $50.60 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Glucose Pst Glucose Dse | $52.88 | $140.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $53.40 | $133.49 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $56.40 | $282.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $56.40 | $282.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $56.40 | $282.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $56.40 | $282.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $56.40 | $282.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $56.40 | $282.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $57.15 | $76.20 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $58.27 | $70.20 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $62.65 | $89.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab Glucose Pst Glucose Dse | $65.41 | $155.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $70.68 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY GLUCOSE 1 HR POST DO | $70.98 | $109.20 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $72.80 | $182.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $73.20 | $122.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC GLUCOSE TEST - POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $76.99 | $76.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Glucose Post Glucose Dose | $80.40 | $134.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $107.34 | $268.36 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY GLUCOSE 1HR PP | $121.20 | $202.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY GLUCOSE 1HR PP | $127.80 | $213.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY GLUCOSE 1HR PP | $141.00 | $235.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $195.33 | $488.32 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, ONE HOUR | $331.00 | $551.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $339.44 | $565.74 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $541.97 | $541.97 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 10 | $13.44 | $56.40 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 9 | $28.71 | $32.77 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $42.60 | $51.83 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $29.83 | $57.15 |
| Pikeville, KY | 3 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 2 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $20.34 | $179.89 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $26.40 | $38.50 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $57.15 | $68.78 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $73.20 | $73.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $13.65 | $13.65 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $62.65 | $62.65 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $14.25 | $14.25 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $33.14 | $33.14 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $57.15 | $57.15 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $53.40 | $53.40 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $541.97 | $541.97 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $13.65 | $13.65 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $33.50 | $33.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $195.33 | $195.33 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $56.40 | $56.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $107.34 | $107.34 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $70.98 | $70.98 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $42.30 | $42.30 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $52.88 | $52.88 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $331.00 | $331.00 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $58.27 | $58.27 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $127.80 | $127.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
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
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$46.48
- 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.