1-hour glucose test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink): from $4.00 to $467.28, with a median of $37.20. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 116.8× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$4.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$37.20half pay less
Highest$467.28in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$33.20vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Glucose Test | $4.00 | $144.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Glucose Test | $4.00 | $119.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82950 Glucose Screen, 1 hour, post Glucola. Tech | $7.41 | $31.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA .Glucose 2 Hour. | $8.06 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 82950 Glucose 2 Hour Tech | $8.99 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82950 Glucose, 1 Hour, post Glucola. Tech | $9.76 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA GLUCOSE 2HR. PC (SQ) | $10.27 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR) LEVEL AFTER RECEIVING DOSE OF GLUCOSE | $11.00 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA GESTATIONAL DIAB SER BS | $15.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $20.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $20.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $20.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $20.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $20.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC GLUCOSE, POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $20.40 | $34.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC GLUCOSE, POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $20.40 | $34.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE-TRANSPLANT B | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC GLUCOSE 2 HR PP | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC GLUCOSE 2 HR PP | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE ONE HOUR B | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Glucose Post Dose | $26.40 | $66.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $30.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC GLUCOSE POST GLUCOSE DOSE | $30.34 | $41.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE 1HR GESTATION | $33.60 | $56.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Glucose 2 Hr Post Dose | $37.05 | $57.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $37.20 | $62.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $37.20 | $62.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $37.20 | $62.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA GLUCOSE 1 HR POST GLUCOLA | $37.80 | $63.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $37.80 | $63.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $39.60 | $66.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $40.20 | $67.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $52.80 | $88.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $54.00 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Blood Glucose (Sugar) Level After Receiving Dose of Glucose | $54.20 | $67.75 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Glucose 2 Hour Post Prandial | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Glucose 2 Hour Post Prandial | $56.00 | $56.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Glucose 2 Hour Post Prandial | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Glucose 2 Hour Post Prandial | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA 1 Hr After Glucose | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Glucose-Post Gluc Dose | $56.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $58.20 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Glucose-Post Gluc Dose | $67.40 | $84.25 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $70.20 | $117.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA GLUC 1 HR CHALLENGE | $87.60 | $146.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $90.60 | $151.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $90.60 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Glucose-Post Gluc Dose | $133.95 | $167.44 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $137.15 | $211.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Glucose 1 Hr Post Dose | $137.15 | $211.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA GLUCOSE 2HR POST GLUCOLA C | $138.00 | $230.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC GLUCOSE POST DOSE | $144.60 | $241.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA GLUCOSE TEST 1HR POST GLUCOLA | $168.60 | $281.00 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Glucose; Post Glucose Dos | $467.28 | $467.28 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 12 | $11.00 | $46.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $4.00 | $26.40 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $7.41 | $10.27 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $8.99 | $20.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $56.00 | $67.40 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $56.00 | $57.10 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $87.60 | $87.60 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $37.80 | $37.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $54.20 | $54.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $8.06 | $8.06 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
What it is
The glucose challenge test measures blood sugar one hour after a sugar drink. It is the usual first screening test for gestational diabetes at 24 to 28 weeks of pregnancy.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Glucose challenge test (1-hour glucose after a sugar drink) in other states
- Alabama$26.75
- Alaska$18.21
- Arizona$394.00
- Arkansas$25.80
- California$44.37
- Colorado$72.53
- Connecticut$19.33
- Delaware$45.05
- Florida$43.49
- Georgia$77.61
- Hawaii$31.20
- Idaho$21.00
- Illinois$39.90
- Indiana$42.50
- Iowa$30.14
- Kansas$47.60
- Kentucky$57.15
- Louisiana$12.04
- Maine$33.05
- Maryland$10.98
- Massachusetts$22.50
- Michigan$21.00
- Minnesota$23.17
- Mississippi$36.43
- Missouri$44.85
- Montana$62.49
- Nebraska$35.52
- Nevada$37.97
- New Hampshire$37.35
- New Jersey$5.46
- New Mexico$37.32
- New York$17.18
- North Carolina$37.10
- North Dakota$37.60
- Ohio$28.10
- Oklahoma$26.00
- Oregon$29.98
- Puerto Rico$16.00
- Rhode Island$42.00
- South Carolina$94.75
- South Dakota$42.40
- Tennessee$15.36
- Texas$68.98
- Utah$66.01
- Vermont$54.08
- Virginia$32.00
- Washington$33.25
- West Virginia$29.50
- Wisconsin$46.80
- Wyoming$9.98
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.