Lab tests CPT 83036 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

A1C test cost in Wisconsin Rapids, WI — inpatient

In Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) as an inpatient: from $68.90 to $138.70, with a median of $103.80. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital — $34.90 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $45.52 at 78 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83036, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$68.90Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital
Median$103.80half pay less
Highest$138.70in this market
Difference2.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI.

median
Lowest $68.90Highest $138.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital lowest Wisconsin Rapids, WI Fac Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test $68.90 $106.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital lowest Wisconsin Rapids, WI HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C $68.90 $106.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield, WI HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C-TECH $138.70 $146.00 $80.30–$141.62 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $68.90, median $103.80, highest $138.70 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $103.80 — 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. 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.