A1C test cost in San Juan, PR
In San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $66.00 to $66.00, with a median of $66.00. The lowest listed price is at Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon and 1 other hospital. Across Puerto Rico, the median is $39.96 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon lowest Bayamon, PR · (787) 622-5420 Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $66.00 | $66.00 | $10.00–$25.00 | — | — source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan lowest Santurce, PR · (787) 723-2950 Hemoglobin Glycated | $66.00 | $66.00 | $10.00–$25.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $66.00, median $66.00, highest $66.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.