A1C test cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $12.23 to $73.90, with a median of $66.00. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $53.77 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $31.20 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Jan 1, 2026 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $12.23 | $28.76 | $9.55–$232.54 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN POCT | $12.31 | $28.94 | $9.55–$232.54 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $57.66 | $106.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $57.66 | $106.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia N Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $62.80 | $100.00 | $23.00–$90.40 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $66.00 | $100.00 | $33.10–$86.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $66.00 | $100.00 | $33.10–$86.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $66.00 | $100.00 | $33.10–$86.00 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | $39.80–$90.50 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | $32.00–$90.50 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | $38.39–$100.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.23, median $66.00, highest $73.90 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $66.00. 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 8 of 8 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.