1-hour glucose test cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $25.50 to $180.00, with a median of $35.38. The lowest price is at Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center (Elgin). The highest price is 7.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $35.38, is 16% below the US median of $42.35.
- That is 7.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.75).
- North Dakota ranks 16th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 26 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$25.50Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center
Median$35.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$180.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$9.88vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center lowest Elgin · Elgin, ND GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $25.50 | $34.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Nelson County Health System Hospital McVille · McVille, ND NC POST GLUCOSE DOSE 1 HOUR | $28.00 | $28.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND GLUCOSE 2 HR | $30.66 | $73.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND GLUCOSE TOLERANCE OB 1HR 50GM | $32.40 | $36.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| Linton Regional Medical Center Linton · Linton, ND Glucose Test | $33.00 | $33.00 | — source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $33.50 | $67.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Heart of America Medical Center Rugby · Rugby, ND HA GLUCOSE, POST TEST | $33.75 | $45.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND UM GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $34.00 | $34.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND GLUCOSE 2 HR | $34.81 | $59.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN ND GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $35.00 | $44.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND Gluc 1 Hr | $35.00 | $39.00 | — source file |
| CHI Oakes Hospital Oakes · Oakes, ND GLUC GEST | $35.36 | $68.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC GLUCOSE,POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $35.38 | $58.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CHG GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $35.38 | $58.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $37.60 | $47.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $37.60 | $47.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND GLUCOSE 2 HR | $40.15 | $73.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison · Garrison, ND HC POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $40.20 | $60.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Medical Center Ashley · Ashley, ND GLUCOSE 1 HR POST 50G LOAD | $43.50 | $43.50 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND GLUCOSE 2 HR | $49.50 | $90.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 1 HR | $55.20 | $69.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 1 HR | $55.20 | $69.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE 82950 | $55.25 | $85.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN GLUCOSE TEST | $56.25 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND GLUC GEST | $61.36 | $104.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Tc Oggt/glucose W/glucose Lo | $180.00 | $180.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake, ND | 2 | $30.66 | $33.02 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $35.00 | $35.19 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Ashley, ND | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $33.50 | $33.50 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $61.36 | $61.36 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $34.81 | $34.81 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $56.25 | $56.25 |
| Garrison, ND | 1 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| Linton, ND | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $40.15 | $40.15 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Oakes, ND | 1 | $35.36 | $35.36 |
| Rugby, ND | 1 | $33.75 | $33.75 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $55.25 | $55.25 |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $49.50 | $49.50 |
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
- Maine$37.50
- 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
- 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.