A1C test cost in Portsmouth, OH — inpatient
In Portsmouth, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $32.80 to $32.80, with a median of $32.80. Across Ohio, the median is $43.55 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portsmouth, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth Hospital Corporation lowest Portsmouth, OH HCHG POCT HBAI1C | $32.80 | $82.00 | $52.32–$73.80 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Portsmouth Hospital Corporation lowest Portsmouth, OH HCHG HBAIC(GLY HEMO) | $32.80 | $82.00 | $52.32–$73.80 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Portsmouth Hospital Corporation Portsmouth, OH HCHG A1C (ARUP) | $59.18 | $147.95 | $94.39–$133.16 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Portsmouth Hospital Corporation Portsmouth, OH HCHG A1C REF LAB | $59.18 | $147.95 | $94.39–$133.16 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $32.80, median $32.80, highest $32.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $32.80 — 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 and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Portsmouth Hospital Corporation Portsmouth, OHHCHG LOW COST A1C | $2.00 | file |