A1C test cost in Fayetteville, AR — inpatient
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $30.59 to $65.00, with a median of $47.80. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest Arkansas — $17.21 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $39.80 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest Arkansas lowest Rogers, AR GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN (HGB A1) | $30.59 | $30.59 | $24.17–$30.59 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR GLYCO HGB | $41.96 | $41.96 | $33.15–$41.96 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 HEMOGLOBIN A1C 496 QT | $65.00 | $98.00 | $8.64–$65.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 A1C - GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN A1C - GRV | $65.00 | $98.00 | $8.64–$65.00 | 34% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $30.59, median $47.80, highest $65.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $34.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.