1-hour glucose test cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $9.12 to $136.00, with a median of $39.00. The lowest price is at WakeMed Cary Hospital (Cary) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 14.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $39.00, is 8% below the US median of $42.28.
- That is 8.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- North Carolina ranks 21st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 48 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$9.12WakeMed Cary Hospital + 1 more
Median$39.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$136.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$29.88vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WakeMed Cary Hospital lowest Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Glucose Test | $9.12 | $24.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Glucose Test | $9.12 | $24.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Exp-Post Glucose Dose | $15.64 | $23.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $20.65 | $51.63 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $24.00 | $48.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $24.00 | $48.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $25.00 | $50.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $25.50 | $51.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $25.50 | $51.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgl Glucose,Post Glucose Dose(W/Gl | $27.50 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $28.20 | $141.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Glucose Postdose | $28.35 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Glucose Postdose | $28.35 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Glucose Postdose | $28.35 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $28.70 | $71.76 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Glucola Screen | $35.28 | $63.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $38.00 | $95.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST | $39.00 | $78.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC Glucose 2 Hour Post Prandial | $42.98 | $61.40 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Glucola Screen | $49.82 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Glucola Screen | $49.82 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Glucose Tolerance 2 Hour - Blood Only | $50.22 | $186.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Glucose Challenge | $57.40 | $82.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $66.00 | $110.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $66.00 | $110.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $66.00 | $110.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Glucose Postdose | $70.74 | $262.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC GLUCOSE TEST - POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $73.00 | $73.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Glucola Screen | $78.96 | $141.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Glucola Screen | $83.44 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Glucola Screen | $83.44 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Glucola Screen | $83.44 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Glucola Screen | $84.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Glucose; post glucose dose (includes glucose) | $95.60 | $239.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | $102.90 | $147.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Glucola Screen | $103.60 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $136.00 | $136.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $136.00 | $136.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $136.00 | $136.00 | May 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $9.12 | $9.12 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $24.00 | $25.50 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $28.35 | $61.98 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 2 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $15.64 | $20.32 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $83.44 | $83.44 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $28.20 | $28.20 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $73.00 | $73.00 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $102.90 | $102.90 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $28.35 | $28.35 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $83.44 | $83.44 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $20.65 | $20.65 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $49.82 | $49.82 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $83.44 | $83.44 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $57.40 | $57.40 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $103.60 | $103.60 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $78.96 | $78.96 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $28.70 | $28.70 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $42.98 | $42.98 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $35.28 | $35.28 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $49.82 | $49.82 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
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$37.20
- 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 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.