Lab tests CPT 83036 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

A1C test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $36.20 to $62.00, with a median of $62.00. The lowest listed price is at Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc — $25.80 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $62.00 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$36.20Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc
Median$62.00half pay less
Highest$62.00in this market
Difference1.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

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Lowest $36.20Highest $62.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc lowest Taunton, MA HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C $36.20 $36.20 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital, Lifespan of Massachusetts - Fall River Inc Fall River, MA HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C $46.99 $46.99 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $36.20, median $62.00, highest $62.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $62.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.