A1C test cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $10.80 to $272.98, with a median of $34.45. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis and 2 other hospitals — $23.65 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $60.32 at 64 hospitals.
- The median here, $34.45, is 43% below the US median of $60.20.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.71).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 83036, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis lowest Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC HEALTH FAIR HEMOGLOBIN A1C File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.80 | $15.00 | $3.80–$24.28 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis lowest Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC HEALTH FAIR HEMOGLOBIN A1C File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.80 | $15.00 | $3.00–$15.00 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital lowest Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC HEALTH FAIR HEMOGLOBIN A1C File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.80 | $15.00 | $3.99–$24.28 | 28% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Hemoglobin A1c File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $13.84 | $17.30 | — | 20% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.71–$13.75 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $8.74–$16.42 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 POC Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $3.45–$53.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $3.45–$53.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Hemoglobin A1c Glycated+1 more line at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $3.45–$53.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 POC Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $41.60 | $64.00 | $4.16–$64.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 POC Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $43.55 | $67.00 | $9.71–$13.75 | 35% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C) File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $56.73 | $91.50 | $3.48–$87.00 | 38% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 POC Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $61.75 | $95.00 | $8.74–$16.42 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Hemoglobin A1c Glycated File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $65.65 | $101.00 | $6.57–$101.00 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 HEMOGLOBIN A1C LEVEL File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $76.30 | $76.30 | $7.00–$16.68 | — |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 HEMOGLOBIN A1C File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $88.00 | $176.00 | $50.88–$160.16 | 50% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 HEMOGLOBIN A1C File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $88.25 | $176.50 | $9.08–$158.85 | 50% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 HGB A1C -GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $113.40 | $162.00 | $58.32–$231.43 | 30% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 Hemoglobin A1C QST File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $115.00 | $115.00 | $60.15–$97.75 | — |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 Hemoglobin A1c File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $124.00 | $124.00 | $64.85–$105.40 | — |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC GLYCOSYLATED HGB File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $143.28 | $199.00 | $3.99–$199.00 | 28% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 Q496 HEMOGLO A1C ITA File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $272.98 | $454.97 | $454.97 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $10.80, median $34.45, highest $272.98 — a 25.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $88.00. 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 11 of 15 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.