A1C test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $7.50 to $105.75, with a median of $64.48. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $56.98 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $65.25 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Hemoglobin A1c LC | $7.50 | $10.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CAPILLARY HA1C | $36.00 | $80.00 | $16.00–$72.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CAPILLARY HA1C | $36.00 | $80.00 | $16.00–$68.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C | $64.48 | $124.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Hemoglobin A1c (POC) | $74.47 | $74.47 | $6.83–$74.47 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Hemoglobin A1c (POC) | $74.47 | $74.47 | $6.83–$74.47 | — | — source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Hemoglobin A1C | $103.50 | $138.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Gestational Diabetes Screen (Glucose) | $103.50 | $138.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C (POC) | $105.75 | $235.00 | $42.53–$176.25 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $105.75 | $235.00 | $42.53–$176.25 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C (POC) | $105.75 | $235.00 | $47.00–$199.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $105.75 | $235.00 | $47.00–$199.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C (POC) | $105.75 | $235.00 | $129.25–$188.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $105.75 | $235.00 | $129.25–$188.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C (POC) | $105.75 | $235.00 | $47.00–$211.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $105.75 | $235.00 | $47.00–$211.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $477.31 | $477.31 | $6.83–$477.31 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $477.31 | $477.31 | $6.83–$477.31 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.50, median $64.48, highest $105.75 — a 14.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $64.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 8 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 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.
4 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.
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C CDM | $1.80 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC SENDOUT GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN | $1.80 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Lab Ref Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $5.52 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Lab Ref Hemoglobin Glycosylated (A1c) | $5.52 | file |