Blood glucose test cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 90 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $30 — 15% below the US median ($35), roughly 6.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $5 $5 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $5 $5 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $5 $5 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $6 $5 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $6 $5 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $6 $5 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $7 $5 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $7 $30 — — —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $8 $5 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $8 $5 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $8 $5 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $8 $5 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $9 $5 ★ 4/5 261 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $10 $5 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA $12 $5 ★ 3/5 195 min —
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $15 $7 — — —
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $15 $12 — — —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $16 $8 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $17 $6 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $18 $14 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $18 $14 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $18 $7 ★ 5/5 197 min —
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $18 $13 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $18 $13 ★ 4/5 178 min —
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $18 $12 ★ 5/5 184 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$58
Cash / self-pay
$30
Insurer-negotiated
$8
Medicare pays
$5
$6$78
Median cash $30  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $30 — about 6.3× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $58 list price could save about $28 (48%).

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