A1C test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $6.29 to $203.27, with a median of $64.48. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $58.19 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $65.25 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 17 cities for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB QUEST ZIQHGB HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C (UCI ONLY) | $6.29 | $15.73 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $16.80 | $42.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $16.80 | $42.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $16.80 | $42.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $16.80 | $42.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $56.70 | $162.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $56.70 | $162.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $56.70 | $162.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $56.70 | $162.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB MAYO HBA1C HEMOGLOBIN A1C, B | $58.76 | $146.90 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $76.50 | $76.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $78.40 | $224.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $78.40 | $224.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $84.00 | $84.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Glycosylated Hemoglobin | $84.31 | $129.71 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $122.50 | $350.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $122.50 | $350.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $125.30 | $358.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $125.30 | $358.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $196.70 | $562.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $196.70 | $562.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $199.60 | $499.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB LAB HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $203.02 | $312.34 | $7,175.00–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB LAB HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $203.27 | $312.73 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $6.29, median $64.48, highest $203.27 — a 32.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 28 facilities here, median $64.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 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.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83036 ($55.86). 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.
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $1.80 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $1.80 | file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CAHC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $1.80 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $1.80 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $1.80 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $1.80 | file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Hemoglobin A1c Confirm | $3.12 | file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB LAB ARUP HEMOGLOBIN A1C (UCI ONLY) | $3.84 | file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB LAB ARUP ZBHA1C HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATE A1C (UCI ONLY) | $3.84 | file |