A1C test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $6.75 to $65.59, with a median of $16.39. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $9.64 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $33.19 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C - RL source file | $6.75 | $25.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C - RL source file | $8.96 | $32.00 | — | 72% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C - RL source file | $15.18 | $69.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC GLYCOSYLATED HB source file | $16.94 | $77.00 | — | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC GLYCOSYLATED HB+1 more line at this price source file | $17.60 | $55.00 | — | 68% |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC GLYCOSYLATED HB source file | $22.57 | $61.00 | — | 63% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC GLYCOSYLATED HB source file | $43.20 | $160.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC GLYCOSYLATED HB source file | $54.60 | $195.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC HEMOGLOBIN A1C source file | $65.59 | $186.00 | $9.52–$85.19 | 65% |
Inpatient: lowest $6.75, median $16.39, highest $65.59 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $38.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.