A1C test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $9.00 to $81.60, with a median of $24.05. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson and 1 other hospital — $15.05 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $40.40 at 96 hospitals.
- The median here, $24.05, is 60% below the US median of $60.20.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.71).
- Grand Rapids, MI has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Michigan with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 83036, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and May 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 CHG HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $18.00 | $14.71 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 CHG HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $18.00 | $8.04–$14.71 | 50% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Glycated Hemoglobin+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Glycated Hemoglobin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC POCT Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $24.05 | $37.00 | $5.31–$59.99 | 35% |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $26.00 | $26.00 | $5.20–$38.92 | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Glycated Hemoglobin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $80.00 | $5.31–$80.00 | 35% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 HEMOGLOBIN A1C+1 more line at this price File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $81.60 | $102.00 | $7.02–$90.07 | 20% |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 GLYSO HGB 8190 File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $83.00 | $83.00 | $5.20–$38.92 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $24.05, highest $81.60 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $24.05. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 A1C test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: A1C test explained.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83036 ($56.35). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MIHB Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $3.00 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MIHB Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $3.00 | file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MIHC Warde Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $3.12 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MIHemoglobin Glycosylated A1c | $4.50 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MIHemoglobin Glycosylated A1c | $4.50 | file |