Blood glucose test cost in Baltimore, MD

Prices at 10 hospitals in Baltimore, MD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $12 — 65% below the US median ($35), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD $11 $11 ★ 5/5 228 min —
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $12 $12 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD $12 $12 ★ 3/5 247 min —
University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus Baltimore, MD $12 — ★ 3/5 243 min —
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $12 — ★ 3/5 309 min —
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $13 — ★ 3/5 237 min —
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $13 — ★ 2/5 — —
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $13 $13 ★ 5/5 218 min —
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD $20 — — — —
Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD $38 — — — —

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)
$13
Cash / self-pay
$12
Insurer-negotiated
$12
Medicare pays
$5
$12$22
Median cash $12  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $12 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($5). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $13 list price could save about $0 (2%).

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Doctors who perform this in Baltimore

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Craig Watkins, M.D.Internal MedicineBaltimore, MD49
Darshan SalujaFamily PracticeBaltimore, MD47
Daljeet Saluja, MDFamily PracticeBaltimore, MD44
Lily Eisenberg, MDFamily PracticeBaltimore, MD19
Neha Kalaria, MDGeriatric MedicineBaltimore, MD19
Nicole MoncrieffeNurse PractitionerBaltimore, MD12

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