A1C test cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient
In Tucson, AZ, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $19.50 to $23.80, with a median of $20.25. The lowest listed price is at Banner University Med Center South — $0.75 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $28.80 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 30, 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 Tucson, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner University Med Center South lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-2000 LAB HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $19.50 | $125.00 | $56.25–$100.00 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 LAB HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $20.25 | $125.00 | $56.25–$100.00 | 84% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Hemoglobin A1c With Eag | $23.80 | $85.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Hemoglobin A1c With Eag | $23.80 | $85.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Glycohemoglobin | $52.36 | $187.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Glycohemoglobin | $52.36 | $187.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $19.50, median $20.25, highest $23.80 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $20.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 2 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.
2 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.
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZHC Pbb Glycohemoglobin | $2.24 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZHC Pbb Glycohemoglobin | $2.24 | file |