Glucose tolerance test cost in California

In California, 204 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose tolerance test, 3 samples: from $9.65 to $4,760.37, with a median of $137.20. The lowest price is at St. Rose Hospital (Hayward). The highest price is 493.3× the lowest.

• The median here, $137.20, is 56% above the US median of $87.75.
• That is 10.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.87).
• California ranks 45th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 56 of 204 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82951. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map