1-hour glucose test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $4.65 to $441.63, with a median of $16.30. The lowest price is at Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA (West Monroe). The highest price is 95.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $16.30, is 61% below the US median of $42.28.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 52 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.65Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA
Median$16.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$441.63in Louisiana
Lowest saves$11.65vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA lowest West Monroe · Monroe, LA GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $4.65 | $460.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA O SULLIVAN | $4.85 | $14.25 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $5.40 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $5.94 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $7.02 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $7.36 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $7.56 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $7.80 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA GTT POST DOSE GLUCOSE | $8.25 | $27.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $8.32 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $9.46 | $43.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Glucose/ 2 Hour (Post Glucola) | $10.57 | $156.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA O'sullivan Gluc Pst Dose 1Hr | $11.40 | $14.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $11.44 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA GLUCOSE TEST POST | $12.00 | $12.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $12.04 | $86.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $12.04 | $86.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $12.04 | $86.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $12.04 | $86.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $13.02 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA GLUCOSE 2 HR POSTRANDIAL | $13.05 | $43.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $13.16 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $13.76 | $86.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $15.68 | $56.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA GLUCOSE, 2 HOUR POST PRANDIAL | $16.04 | $21.38 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA GTT-1 Hr | $16.20 | $27.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $16.40 | $71.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $16.47 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $16.80 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $17.94 | $78.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $18.02 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA GLUCOSE TEST | $18.37 | $30.61 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA GCT - 1HR GLUCOSE | $21.38 | $28.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA GTT 1 HR | $21.60 | $27.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $23.40 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA O .2 L/C POST GLUCOSE DOSE INCL REAGENT | $26.80 | $44.66 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA 2 HR POST-PRANDIAL GLUCO | $27.20 | $68.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA GLUCOSE-POST CHALLENGE | $31.50 | $63.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA POST DOSE GLUCOSE | $32.09 | $91.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $47.45 | $73.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 82950 GLUCOSE TEST | $51.48 | $198.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA GLUCOSE TEST | $57.26 | $81.80 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $58.80 | $84.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA .GLUCOSE 2HR PC | $64.89 | $64.89 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA TWO POST GLUCOSE DOSE INCLUDES GLUCOSE | $65.88 | $65.88 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $69.00 | $69.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) OGH | $69.50 | $139.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $72.55 | $98.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Test of glucose level in the blood | $83.16 | $138.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA GLUCOSE TEST | $91.65 | $305.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA GLUCOSE TEST | $119.90 | $218.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA GLUCOSE 1 HR W GLUCOLA | $441.63 | $441.63 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 10 | $5.94 | $12.04 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $7.80 | $17.94 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $4.65 | $19.00 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $5.40 | $26.80 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $11.44 | $39.02 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $7.02 | $7.56 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $51.48 | $246.56 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $10.57 | $14.47 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $18.02 | $50.59 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $4.85 | $8.95 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $12.00 | $19.60 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $8.25 | $8.25 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $69.50 | $69.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $119.90 | $119.90 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $12.04 | $12.04 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
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
- Kentucky$50.60
- Maine$37.20
- Maryland$10.98
- Massachusetts$24.00
- Michigan$21.80
- Minnesota$43.05
- Mississippi$34.23
- 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$77.50
- 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.