A1C test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $19.00 to $26.00, with a median of $22.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 1 other hospital — $3.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $42.00 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Glycated Hemoglobin | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Glycated Hemoglobin | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Glycated Hemoglobin | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Glycated Hemoglobin | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Glycated Hemoglobin | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.00, median $22.50, highest $26.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $26.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.