A1C test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $9.00 to $276.23, with a median of $54.72. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Medical Center — $45.72 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $43.55 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $9.00 | $181.29 | $8.74–$181.29 | 95% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 HEMOGLOBIN A1C REFERENCE | $42.05 | $145.00 | $9.00–$118.61 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $45.24 | $156.00 | $9.00–$127.61 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 HEMOGLOBIN A1C END | $54.72 | $114.00 | $10.20–$102.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 HEMOGLOBIN A1C CMH | $54.72 | $114.00 | $10.20–$102.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 HEMOGLOBIN A1C CMH | $54.72 | $114.00 | $8.74–$102.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 HEMOGLOBIN A1C END | $54.72 | $114.00 | $8.74–$102.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 Hemoglobin A1c POC | $58.08 | $121.00 | $5.00–$106.48 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 Hemoglobin A1c POC | $58.08 | $121.00 | $5.00–$106.48 | 52% | — source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST - HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $276.23 | $276.23 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $54.72, highest $276.23 — a 30.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $54.72. 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 4 of 4 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.