What Are Diabetic Test Strips Worth? Real Prices by Brand

What are diabetic test strips worth depends on three things: brand, expiration date, and whether the factory seal is intact. For the most common brands, sealed 100-count boxes bring $7 to $40 from a local buyer in Utah. CGM sensors run considerably higher — a Dexcom G6 3-pack can be worth up to $150. The sections below break down exactly where your specific boxes fall.

Which brands pay the most per box

The spread between brands is wider than most people expect. Accu-Chek Aviva Plus tops the list at up to $40 per 100-count box. FreeStyle Lite comes in at $25. Contour Next lands around $20. OneTouch Verio sits at $10, and Accu-Chek Guide rounds out the common brands at $7 per box. Those figures are for sealed boxes with 12 or more months to expiration. For a full rundown of which brands qualify and what each one brings, this guide to brands we buy covers the complete list.

• Accu-Chek Aviva Plus 100ct — up to $40
• FreeStyle Lite 100ct — up to $25
• Contour Next 100ct — up to $20 per box
• OneTouch Verio 100ct — up to $10
• Accu-Chek Guide 100ct — up to $7

Generic store brands — ReliOn, Walmart Equate, and similar house labels — don't have a meaningful resale market. If the meter that reads the strip sells for $9 at Walmart, there isn't much demand downstream for the strips. That's not a value judgment on the strips themselves; it's just supply and demand.

What actually determines how much you get

Brand is the biggest variable, but expiration date runs a close second. A box of Accu-Chek Aviva Plus that expires next month isn't worth $40 — at that point it's worth close to nothing, because no buyer can turn it around before the date passes. Twelve or more months to expiration puts you at the top of the price range. Six months might get you half that. Inside three months, the offer drops sharply or goes to zero. The FDA classifies blood glucose test strips as Class II medical devices and requires they maintain accuracy through the labeled expiration — which is exactly why buyers care so much about that date. For more on how the expiration math works, this post on test strip expiration goes into the why.

The second thing that matters is the seal. If the factory seal is intact, we know the box hasn't been opened and partially used. That's the whole question for downstream buyers too, and they're strict about it. When you text us photos — one of the box front and one showing the seal — we'll send back a real number within 30 minutes during business hours.

What drops the value to zero

The pharmacy label one catches people off guard. Insurance programs sometimes affix their own label over the retail packaging. That label turns a $40 box into a $0 box for resale purposes. It has nothing to do with the quality of the strips inside — it's the reality of what reputable downstream buyers will accept. There are charities in Salt Lake that take pharmacy-relabeled supplies and redistribute them to uninsured diabetics. Ask us and we'll send you the names.

CGM sensors and pumps are worth more than most strips

If you have CGM supplies mixed in with regular test strips, pull those out first. A Dexcom G6 sensor 3-pack is worth up to $150. Dexcom G7 (15-day) sensors bring $60 each. FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors are $30 each. Omnipod 5 pods can be $150 each. These numbers are considerably higher than what most strip brands bring, and a lot of people don't realize how much the CGM supplies are worth until they actually text photos and get the breakdown. The complete numbers are at the full price guide.

A client of ours — a retired woman who eats clean and doesn't burn through her monthly supply allotment — had boxes piling up in her spare room for the better part of a year. She doesn't drive, so we went to her place. The total came out to $2,700 for everything she had. She'd assumed it was maybe a few hundred dollars. Getting the actual quote before you guess what it's worth is usually a two-minute text with a meaningful return.

Why "we pay the highest prices" means nothing on its own

Nearly every buyback site runs that line. The only number that actually tells you something is whether the price you were quoted is the price you got paid. With mail-in buyers, that figure can shift after they receive and re-inspect your package — a process you're not present for. Local meetups work differently: the offer is set before you hand over a single box, we look at the boxes in front of you, and you get the cash right there. Our on-site deduction rate is rare because the inspection happens before the money changes hands, not after your strips are already across the country. For a longer look at how local and mail-in compare, this comparison of local vs. mail-in buyers covers the real tradeoffs.

How to find out what your boxes are worth today

Text two photos — one of the box front showing brand and count, one of the expiration date — and we'll send back a real number within 30 minutes during business hours (Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun noon–3pm MT). If the price works, we pick a public spot on the Wasatch Front that's easy for you — Starbucks, Smith's parking lot, whatever — and you walk away with cash. Most meetups wrap up in about five minutes.

If getting around is hard, we come to you. Text us your situation and we'll work something out. Y'all don't have to have it sorted ahead of time — text what you have, and we'll tell you what it's worth. We've paid out over $100,000 to 1,500+ sellers across the Wasatch Front. About 95% of people who sell once come back. For more on what to expect from start to finish, this post on how test strip buyers work walks through the whole process.

The American Diabetes Association recommends testing frequency based on treatment type, which means plenty of people end up prescribed more strips than they use. That's not waste — that's the system defaulting to more. And those extra boxes have real value.