A1C test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $111.50 to $482.25, with a median of $136.70. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $25.20 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $120.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 83036, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $111.50 | $223.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB HGB/A1C | $111.50 | $223.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB HEMOGLOBIN A1C (SEND OUT) | $111.50 | $223.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C GLYCATED | $120.00 | $120.00 | $5.83–$114.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C GLYCATED | $120.00 | $120.00 | $5.83–$114.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C GLYCATED | $120.00 | $120.00 | $5.83–$114.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED A1C | $123.12 | $456.00 | $40.04–$296.40 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Hemoglobin Glycated A1c | $123.12 | $456.00 | $132.70–$157.32 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Hemoglobin Glycated A1c | $123.12 | $456.00 | $159.60 | 73% | — source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$246.06 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$251.53 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$251.53 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$265.20 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$246.06 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$251.53 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $51.95–$273.40 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$251.53 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$259.73 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$259.73 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$259.73 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $136.70 | $273.40 | $9.90–$259.73 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB HGB/A1C | $259.50 | $519.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB HEMOGLOBIN A1C (SEND OUT) | $259.50 | $519.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $259.50 | $519.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $482.25 | $643.00 | $1.00–$643.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $482.25 | $643.00 | $1.00–$643.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $111.50, median $136.70, highest $482.25 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $136.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An A1C test measures how much sugar is attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells, which reflects average blood sugar over roughly the past three months. It is used to screen for and diagnose prediabetes and diabetes and to track how well diabetes is controlled.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the A1C test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, unless the test is done from a fingerstick in the office.