Lab tests CPT 83036 Outpatient

A1C test cost in Harwarden, IA

In Harwarden, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $50.15 to $50.15, with a median of $50.15. Across Iowa, the median is $65.00 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 —.

Lowest$50.15Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Median$50.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$50.15in this market
Difference1.0×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 Harwarden, IA.

median
Lowest $50.15Highest $50.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Hawarden Regional Healthcare lowest Harwarden, IA · (712) 551-3100 GLYCATED HGB - A1C+1 more line at this price source file $50.15 $59.00 $29.78–$57.23 15%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $50.15, median $50.15, highest $50.15.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $50.15. 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 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.