A1C test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $9.60 to $416.40, with a median of $63.51. The lowest listed price is at Highlands Hospital — $53.91 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $51.00 at 105 hospitals.
- The median here, $63.51, is 5% above the US median of $60.20.
- That is 6.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.71).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 16 cities for code 83036, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Hospital lowest Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 HEMOGLOBIN A1C+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $9.60 | $16.00 | $5.39–$12.48 | 40% |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 HBA1C+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $9.71 | $54.00 | $9.22–$29.70 | 82% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $29.70 | $99.00 | $7.00–$99.00 | 70% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 HEMOGLOBIN AIC File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $30.00 | $50.00 | $8.40–$102.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 HEMOGLOBIN AIC File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $30.00 | $50.00 | $8.40–$53.42 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 HEMOGLOBIN AIC File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $30.00 | $50.00 | $62.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $30.80 | $44.00 | $6.80–$31.68 | 30% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $31.20 | $52.00 | $7.70–$67.98 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Glycohemoglobin A1C+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $46.90 | $67.00 | $12.53–$70.35 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED A1C POC+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $60.06 | $78.00 | $4.70–$27.30 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED A1C+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $60.84 | $78.00 | $4.70–$77.00 | 22% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED A1C File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $60.84 | $78.00 | $4.70–$27.30 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED A1C File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $63.51 | $87.00 | $4.84–$32.14 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED A1C File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $66.12 | $87.00 | $4.84–$32.45 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED A1C File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $67.23 | $83.00 | $4.70–$27.30 | 19% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $114.00 | $30.67–$139.71 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $148.00 | $7.70–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CARDIO IQ HA1C+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $125.00 | $7.70–$115.00 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CARDIO IQ HA1C+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $97.20 | $162.00 | $7.70–$137.70 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $114.60 | $191.00 | $7.70–$171.90 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 HEMOGLBN A1C&MEAN PLASMA GLUCO+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $154.80 | $258.00 | $7.70–$219.30 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $158.40 | $264.00 | $7.00–$211.20 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 GLYCOSYLTD HEMOGLOBN ESTOTERIC+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $181.80 | $303.00 | $8.66–$272.70 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED (A1C)+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $236.40 | $394.00 | $7.70–$334.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 HEMOGLBN A1C&MEAN PLASMA GLUCO+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $416.40 | $694.00 | $7.00–$589.90 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $9.60, median $63.51, highest $416.40 — a 43.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $64.82. 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 20 of 25 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PAHEMOGLOBIN A1C LEVEL | $4.80 | file |