A1C test cost in Santa Maria, CA — inpatient
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $200.31 to $200.31, with a median of $200.31. Across California, the median is $64.48 at 159 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $200.31 | $468.00 | $294.84–$458.64 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $200.31, median $200.31, highest $200.31.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.42 — 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83036 ($61.62). 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.
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-HBA1C 70426 | $2.14 | file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-HEMOGLOBIN A1C A | $3.71 | file |