1-hour glucose test cost in Maine
In Maine, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $14.91 to $182.55, with a median of $37.50. The lowest price is at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor). The highest price is 12.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $37.50, is 11% below the US median of $42.35.
- That is 7.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Maine ranks 19th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 25 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$14.91Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Median$37.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$182.55in Maine
Lowest saves$22.59vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor · Bangor, ME GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $14.91 | $71.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $16.38 | $78.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $17.94 | $69.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Glucose 1 HR Pregnancy Screen | $19.25 | $77.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC GLUCOSE POST PRANDIAL | $22.42 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC GLUCOSE TEST | $24.00 | $85.31 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC GLUCOSE TEST | $26.00 | $85.31 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $27.20 | $80.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME GEST/GLUC/TOL-1HR | $29.60 | $80.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME .Gtt 2 Hr | $31.00 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME ..GTT 2 Hour | $31.24 | $39.05 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME GTT-1,2hr Gestational 1 specim | $36.90 | $41.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME GLUCOSE 1 HOUR PC | $37.50 | $54.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $40.00 | $80.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $40.05 | $40.05 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME W GLUCOSE TOL.1HR 50G OBS (WELLS) | $43.80 | $73.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME *POST GLUCOLA DOSE SPEC | $52.25 | $55.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Gtt 1hr Gestational | $56.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC GLUCOSE POST PRANDIAL | $56.61 | $111.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $59.25 | $59.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $72.90 | $72.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $73.90 | $73.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $103.70 | $103.70 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $130.30 | $130.30 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $182.55 | $182.55 | Oct 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $17.94 | $43.80 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $14.91 | $34.07 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $40.05 | $40.05 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $29.60 | $29.60 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $103.70 | $103.70 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $19.25 | $19.25 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $59.25 | $59.25 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $52.25 | $52.25 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $22.42 | $22.42 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $72.90 | $72.90 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $16.38 | $16.38 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $130.30 | $130.30 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $37.50 | $37.50 |
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
- Louisiana$16.30
- 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.