A1C test cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 17 hospitals list a cash price for Hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $19.00 to $90.90, with a median of $59.80. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel St Ann's — $40.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $43.55 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville, OH PR Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $19.00 | $19.00 | $6.80–$19.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $22.00 | $22.00 | $6.80–$22.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Brookfield, WI HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST - POC | $38.16 | $72.00 | $10.20–$45.61 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Brookfield, WI HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $38.16 | $72.00 | $10.20–$45.61 | 47% | — source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $41.60 | $64.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH Hemoglobin A1C level | $53.76 | $82.70 | $9.00–$80.22 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC POCT Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Warde Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$92.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Warde Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$92.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Warde Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Warde Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Warde Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Warde Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $59.80 | $92.00 | $8.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $63.05 | $97.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Hemoglobin A1C | $66.30 | $102.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $90.90 | $101.00 | $47.47–$98.98 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $367.90 | — | $9.09–$632.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $377.65 | — | $9.09–$632.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.00, median $59.80, highest $90.90 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $63.05. 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 7 of 9 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.