A1C test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months): from $10.14 to $146.70, with a median of $64.20. The lowest price is at Regions Hospital (St. Paul). The highest price is 14.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $64.20, is 7% above the US median of $60.20.
- That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.71).
- Minnesota ranks 26th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 81 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83036. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.14Regions Hospital
Median$64.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$146.70in Minnesota
Lowest saves$54.06vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $10.14 | $39.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN MHPAN GLYCO HGB | $10.64 | $19.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN POCT | $11.61 | $28.94 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $12.23 | $28.76 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN POCT | $12.31 | $28.94 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN MHPAN GLYCO HGB | $12.88 | $23.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $15.64 | $23.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $17.86 | $37.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $17.86 | $37.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $17.86 | $37.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hemoglobin A1C level | $17.92 | $34.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hemoglobin A1C level | $17.92 | $34.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS GLYCOSULATED HBA | $18.20 | $26.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Chemistry | $18.69 | $40.64 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $19.24 | $74.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $20.83 | $37.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $20.83 | $37.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $20.83 | $37.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $20.83 | $37.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C QUEST | $22.51 | $40.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN ANCA Screen Each Ab | $26.00 | $60.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C, POCT AFINION | $26.06 | $64.97 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C, POCT AFINION | $26.06 | $64.97 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN POCT | $26.07 | $65.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMOGLOBIN A1C, POCT AFINION | $26.07 | $65.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $26.07 | $65.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $26.07 | $65.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $27.63 | $65.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036.900 | $31.20 | $39.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $36.48 | $57.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $39.90 | $57.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $41.18 | $71.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Hemoglobin A1C level | $53.32 | $86.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $54.39 | $147.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $55.20 | $69.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI A1C-QUEST | $56.10 | $85.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $57.66 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN GLYCO HGB | $61.61 | $101.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $62.56 | $184.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $62.80 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $64.20 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $64.80 | $81.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $66.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $66.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $66.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $66.30 | $102.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $67.30 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HEMOGLOBIN; GLYCOSYLATED (A1C) | $68.21 | $112.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $68.80 | $86.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Hemoglobin A1c, B (Mayo) | $69.46 | $96.20 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCATED | $71.00 | $100.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED (A1C) | $71.68 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST | $73.90 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $79.40 | $217.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Hemoglobin A1C level | $81.75 | $109.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST - HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $81.76 | $146.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN TEST - HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $82.60 | $147.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Chemistry | $85.40 | $140.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $87.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $87.20 | $109.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test | $87.24 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $89.25 | $105.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Hemoglobin A1C level | $89.76 | $102.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $91.00 | $91.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN HEMOGLOBIN A1C | $92.65 | $109.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Hemoglobin A1C level | $93.15 | $115.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Hemoglobin A1C level | $94.90 | $146.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Hemoglobin A1C level | $102.24 | $121.72 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Hemoglobin A1C level | $107.10 | $126.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $107.10 | $126.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Hemoglobin A1C level | $108.00 | $108.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $117.60 | $147.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $117.60 | $147.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $145.67 | $189.17 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN HEMOGLOBIN GLYCOSYLATED A1C 83036 | $146.70 | $163.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 19 | $10.14 | $20.83 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $12.23 | $66.00 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $12.31 | $71.00 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $81.76 | $82.18 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $62.56 | $64.93 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $20.83 | $23.42 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $73.90 | $90.95 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $22.51 | $50.96 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $73.90 | $73.90 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $107.10 | $107.10 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $12.88 | $12.88 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $92.65 | $92.65 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $94.90 | $94.90 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $102.24 | $102.24 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $73.90 | $73.90 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $18.69 | $18.69 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $145.67 | $145.67 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $36.48 | $36.48 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $41.18 | $41.18 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $89.25 | $89.25 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $146.70 | $146.70 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $39.90 | $39.90 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $81.75 | $81.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $117.60 | $117.60 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $85.40 | $85.40 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $107.10 | $107.10 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $20.83 | $20.83 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $10.64 | $10.64 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $89.76 | $89.76 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $68.21 | $68.21 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $73.90 | $73.90 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $66.30 | $66.30 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $53.32 | $53.32 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $87.24 | $87.24 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $69.46 | $69.46 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $117.60 | $117.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $68.80 | $68.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $15.64 | $15.64 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $61.61 | $61.61 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What A1C test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: A1C test explained.
Hemoglobin A1C blood test (average blood sugar over about 3 months) in other states
- Alabama$30.00
- Alaska$122.50
- Arizona$48.49
- Arkansas$34.45
- California$65.25
- Colorado$99.35
- Connecticut$53.69
- Delaware$164.71
- District of Columbia$104.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$69.55
- Georgia$53.85
- Hawaii$91.00
- Idaho$46.40
- Illinois$88.52
- Indiana$65.31
- Iowa$65.00
- Kansas$58.60
- Kentucky$70.80
- Louisiana$33.19
- Maine$54.00
- Maryland$57.49
- Massachusetts$51.00
- Michigan$40.40
- Mississippi$45.67
- Missouri$60.32
- Montana$66.79
- Nebraska$79.85
- Nevada$86.00
- New Hampshire$70.62
- New Jersey$11.17
- New Mexico$74.63
- New York$35.85
- North Carolina$73.50
- North Dakota$69.69
- Ohio$45.60
- Oklahoma$43.00
- Oregon$48.00
- Pennsylvania$51.00
- Puerto Rico$39.96
- Rhode Island$62.00
- South Carolina$86.62
- South Dakota$81.00
- Tennessee$41.96
- Texas$84.68
- Utah$115.46
- Vermont$87.57
- Virginia$109.00
- Washington$70.40
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wisconsin$68.90
- Wyoming$48.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.