Lab tests CPT 83036 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

A1C test cost in Defiance, OH — inpatient

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $52.80 to $52.80, with a median of $52.80. Across Ohio, the median is $43.55 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$52.80Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$52.80half pay less
Highest$52.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Defiance, OH.

median
Lowest $52.80Highest $53.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital lowest Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated A1c $52.80 $88.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC So Glycohemoglobin $53.40 $89.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $52.80, median $52.80, highest $52.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $45.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.