1-hour glucose test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 75 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $6.82 to $107.10, with a median of $42.08. The lowest price is at Fairview Bethesda Hospital (St. Paul). The highest price is 15.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $42.08, is about the same as the US median of $42.35.
- That is 8.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Minnesota ranks 28th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 75 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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$6.82Fairview Bethesda Hospital
Median$42.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$107.10in Minnesota
Lowest saves$35.26vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $6.82 | $17.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Glucose Test | $9.10 | $35.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Chemistry | $9.15 | $19.90 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $11.81 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $11.81 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $11.81 | $24.60 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $13.78 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $13.78 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $13.78 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $13.78 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Glucose, 1 Hour | $13.78 | $53.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG 2-HOUR GLUCOSE QUEST | $14.90 | $26.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $17.85 | $42.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $17.85 | $42.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $18.05 | $44.99 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $18.05 | $45.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $18.05 | $45.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $18.05 | $45.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $18.05 | $45.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $18.05 | $45.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $18.44 | $35.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $18.44 | $35.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE, POST DOSE | $19.13 | $44.99 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN GLUCOSE & DOSE-QW 82950 | $20.40 | $24.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG GLUCOSE 2 HOUR | $24.50 | $35.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE (INCLUDES GLUCOSE) | $26.10 | $45.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS GTT 1ST HOUR | $26.60 | $38.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $27.20 | $34.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE (INCLUDES GLUCOSE) | $28.42 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE (1HR DEXICOLA) | $33.50 | $55.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST - 1 HR | $35.20 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN GTT-1 Hr | $36.00 | $84.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE (INCLUDES GLUCOSE) | $36.48 | $57.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Glucose Test | $39.17 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI GLUCOSE TEST | $39.56 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Glucose, 1 Hour | $40.26 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC GLUCOSE TEST - GTT 1 HOUR | $41.44 | $74.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Glucose; Post Glucose Dose (Includes Glucose) | $42.08 | $58.28 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $44.02 | $71.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN GLUCOSE TEST | $48.15 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $49.28 | $56.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Glucose, 1 Hour | $49.58 | $134.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $50.40 | $63.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN GLUCOSE TEST | $50.48 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $53.00 | $53.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG GLUCOSE, GESTATIONAL | $54.40 | $160.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $54.40 | $68.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN GLUCOSE TEST | $55.42 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN GLUCOSE TEST | $55.42 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN GLUCOSE TEST | $55.42 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN GLUCOSE TEST | $55.42 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI GLUCOSE TEST | $55.42 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI GLUCOSE TEST | $55.42 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN GLUCOSE TEST | $55.42 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN GLUCOSE 2 HR | $56.12 | $92.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $56.29 | $73.10 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $57.80 | $85.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE (INCLUDES GLUCOSE) | $58.65 | $69.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN OB GLUCOSE SCREEN | $58.72 | $82.70 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Glucose Test | $59.26 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $60.75 | $81.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $60.80 | $76.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 2HR | $61.20 | $68.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $62.37 | $77.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $62.40 | $78.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN GLUCOSE 2 HR | $63.28 | $113.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN GLUCOSE; POST GLUCOSE DOSE (INCLUDES GLUCOSE) | $63.75 | $75.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN GLUCOSE GESTATIONAL | $67.20 | $120.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $76.70 | $118.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $80.00 | $80.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN GTT-POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $93.01 | $147.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $93.22 | $110.98 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $101.60 | $127.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $101.60 | $127.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $107.10 | $126.00 | Jul 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 19 | $6.82 | $18.05 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 7 | $17.85 | $39.56 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $17.85 | $55.42 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $50.48 | $52.44 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $13.78 | $24.89 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $53.00 | $54.21 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $14.90 | $53.96 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $55.42 | $55.42 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $41.44 | $41.44 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $107.10 | $107.10 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $28.42 | $28.42 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $63.28 | $63.28 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $58.65 | $58.65 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $48.15 | $48.15 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $76.70 | $76.70 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $93.22 | $93.22 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $55.42 | $55.42 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $9.15 | $9.15 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $56.29 | $56.29 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $36.48 | $36.48 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $26.10 | $26.10 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $24.50 | $24.50 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $60.75 | $60.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $101.60 | $101.60 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $40.26 | $40.26 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $13.78 | $13.78 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $49.28 | $49.28 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $33.50 | $33.50 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $55.42 | $55.42 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $44.02 | $44.02 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $59.26 | $59.26 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $42.08 | $42.08 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $101.60 | $101.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $60.80 | $60.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $57.80 | $57.80 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $56.12 | $56.12 |
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
- Maine$37.50
- Maryland$10.98
- Massachusetts$24.00
- Michigan$21.80
- 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.