1-hour glucose test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $5.52 to $159.00, with a median of $56.76. The lowest price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 28.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $56.76, is 34% above the US median of $42.35.
- That is 11.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- Nebraska ranks 40th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 41 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$5.52Nebraska Heart Hospital
Median$56.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$159.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$51.24vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $5.52 | $12.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $9.20 | $15.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE | $11.48 | $14.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE | $12.04 | $14.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE GLUCOSE, POST GLUCOSE DOS | $12.15 | $13.50 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $13.50 | $15.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $15.60 | $24.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $15.60 | $24.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA GTT Post 2 Hour Glucose | $16.20 | $45.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Glucosepost | $18.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $27.06 | $33.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE GTT Post 2 Hour Glucose | $35.52 | $96.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $35.84 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $40.60 | $70.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $48.38 | $60.47 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $48.90 | $61.12 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Glucose 1hr 50 Gm Ob | $50.00 | $72.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Fasting Blood Glucose | $53.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE .GTT 2 HR OB | $54.72 | $57.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $56.76 | $132.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $56.76 | $132.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $56.76 | $132.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $56.76 | $132.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Cc Hc Post Glucose Dose | $57.00 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $58.80 | $98.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $61.44 | $128.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $64.20 | $71.33 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE 2 Hour Post Glucose Dose [Rock] | $68.00 | $72.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $69.00 | $69.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE GLUCOSE, OB 1 HR GTT | $72.00 | $72.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Glucose Tolerance 1 Hr (50mg Gdm Screen) | $76.00 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $76.65 | $76.65 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $78.19 | $82.30 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $79.00 | $79.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Glucose Post Dose | $84.00 | $124.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE GLUCOSE TEST | $84.80 | $106.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Glucose 2 Hour PP | $109.00 | $109.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Gtt 1-hour | $113.00 | $113.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $113.00 | $113.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $122.40 | $136.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Gestational Diabetes Screen | $159.00 | $159.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $15.60 | $52.83 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $5.52 | $61.44 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $11.48 | $44.84 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $35.84 | $57.42 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $18.00 | $36.36 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $84.80 | $84.80 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $48.38 | $48.38 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $35.52 | $35.52 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $76.65 | $76.65 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $40.60 | $40.60 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $12.15 | $12.15 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $27.06 | $27.06 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $12.04 | $12.04 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $9.20 | $9.20 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $13.50 | $13.50 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $159.00 | $159.00 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $109.00 | $109.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
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
- Minnesota$42.08
- Mississippi$33.71
- Missouri$42.50
- Montana$61.50
- 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.