Glucose tolerance test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for glucose tolerance test, 3 samples: from $13.60 to $267.46, with a median of $90.35. The lowest price is at Boone County Hospital (Boone). The highest price is 19.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $90.35, is 3% above the US median of $87.78.
- That is 7.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.87).
- Iowa ranks 26th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 81 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 82951. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$13.60Boone County Hospital
Median$90.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$267.46in Iowa
Lowest saves$76.75vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County Hospital lowest Boone · Ames, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $13.60 | $17.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC GLUC TOLRANCE 2HR | $18.00 | $40.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC GLUC TOLRANCE 2HR | $20.00 | $40.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA LACTOSE TOLERANCE D/E/L/M/P/S/L1/PL/G1/M2 | $23.00 | $29.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA GLU TOLERANCE GEST QC/I/L/M/Q/W/B/D/S/M1/P1/PL/G1/P | $30.40 | $38.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA OB 3 Hr GTT Post 2 Hour Glucose | $30.90 | $103.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $40.30 | $62.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $44.85 | $69.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $50.40 | $63.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) | $52.00 | $52.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $56.00 | $56.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $60.22 | $150.56 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $64.28 | $80.35 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $64.28 | $80.35 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA GLUCOSE FASTING GESTATIONAL 100G | $65.00 | $65.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $66.00 | $110.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Glucose Tolerance 3 Hr Gestational (100g) | $67.20 | $112.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $67.20 | $84.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $67.20 | $84.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $74.10 | $114.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Glucose Tolerance 3 Hr Gestational (100g) | $75.00 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, FIRST 3 SAMPLES | $75.00 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $75.04 | $112.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $75.92 | $146.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $76.20 | $127.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE 2 HR H/I/J/K/N/T/U/C1/B1/W1/M2 | $78.96 | $141.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST-3 | $80.75 | $95.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $82.60 | $118.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $86.25 | $115.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA GLUCOSE; TOLERANCE TEST (GTT) | $87.32 | $147.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $87.50 | $125.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Bundled Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $90.35 | $139.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE STANDARD 2 HR | $91.63 | $114.54 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA GTT 3 HR FASTING | $92.00 | $142.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Bundled Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $92.30 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Bundled Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $92.30 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $92.30 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $92.30 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $92.30 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $92.30 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Bundled Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $92.30 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Glucose; tolerance test (GTT), 3 specimens (includes glucose) | $96.00 | $128.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA GLUC TOL 3 SPEC & DOSE 82951 | $99.20 | $124.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $100.20 | $167.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $105.00 | $105.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $105.75 | $141.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $108.00 | $108.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $108.00 | $135.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $109.50 | $146.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $114.00 | $190.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $114.00 | $114.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $114.40 | $143.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $114.57 | $201.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $117.00 | $195.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $120.00 | $150.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $120.40 | $172.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $121.80 | $210.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Glucose Tol 1st 3 Specimens | $122.25 | $163.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $122.50 | $175.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GTT 3 SPECIMENS | $122.50 | $175.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $131.25 | $175.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $132.87 | $132.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $133.60 | $167.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Bundled Glucose Tolerance Test (Gtt) 3 Specimens | $142.00 | $142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $151.05 | $159.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $153.90 | $171.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $158.11 | $163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Blood glucose (sugar) tolerance test, 3 specimens | $169.00 | $260.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST 4-HR | $179.20 | $256.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $197.88 | $204.00 | — source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $230.86 | $238.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST | $267.46 | $622.00 | Sep 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $52.00 | $92.00 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $44.85 | $75.92 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $67.20 | $75.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $40.30 | $83.61 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $109.50 | $122.50 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $20.00 | $30.90 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $13.60 | $22.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $56.00 | $65.52 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $75.00 | $83.65 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $133.60 | $133.60 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $82.60 | $82.60 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $86.25 | $86.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $64.28 | $64.28 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $60.22 | $60.22 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $105.75 | $105.75 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $64.28 | $64.28 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $120.40 | $120.40 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $92.30 | $92.30 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $197.88 | $197.88 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $76.20 | $76.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $131.25 | $131.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $153.90 | $153.90 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $121.80 | $121.80 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $80.75 | $80.75 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $132.87 | $132.87 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $78.96 | $78.96 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $114.40 | $114.40 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $92.30 | $92.30 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $92.30 | $92.30 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $92.30 | $92.30 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $230.86 | $230.86 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $99.20 | $99.20 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $169.00 | $169.00 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $179.20 | $179.20 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $158.11 | $158.11 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $122.25 | $122.25 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $151.05 | $151.05 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $114.57 | $114.57 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $87.32 | $87.32 |
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 glucose tolerance test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Glucose tolerance test explained.
Glucose tolerance test, 3 samples in other states
- Alabama$61.00
- Alaska$109.50
- Arizona$100.81
- Arkansas$46.19
- California$137.20
- Colorado$111.24
- Connecticut$45.10
- Delaware$152.58
- District of Columbia$121.03, 2 hospitals
- Florida$125.52
- Georgia$74.40
- Hawaii$117.30
- Idaho$79.80
- Illinois$130.08
- Indiana$73.90
- Kansas$88.68
- Kentucky$135.45
- Louisiana$44.94
- Maine$66.75
- Maryland$42.15
- Massachusetts$54.00
- Michigan$57.38
- Minnesota$101.64
- Mississippi$66.54
- Missouri$91.00
- Montana$104.80
- Nebraska$135.70
- Nevada$172.00
- New Hampshire$123.44
- New Jersey$14.80
- New Mexico$111.72
- New York$57.33
- North Carolina$98.19
- North Dakota$91.00
- Ohio$67.20
- Oklahoma$67.20
- Oregon$78.39
- Pennsylvania$81.12
- Puerto Rico$48.00
- Rhode Island$120.00
- South Carolina$128.25
- South Dakota$144.80
- Tennessee$43.73
- Texas$151.93
- Utah$199.29
- Vermont$150.25
- Virginia$82.25
- Washington$72.80
- West Virginia$65.00
- Wisconsin$89.76
- Wyoming$91.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.