How much does hemoglobin a1c (diabetes test) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 83036.
Median commercial rates on file run from $33 (Sibley Memorial Hospital) to $80 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center) — 2.4× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $144 | $50median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $59 | $58median of 76 plans | $53median of 7 plans | $54median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $167 | $80median of 12 plans | $10median of 4 plans | $10median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $124 | $34median of 8 plans | $10median of 3 plans | $10median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $105 | $104median of 10 plans | — | $75median of 6 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $92 | $40median of 8 plans | $30median of 1 plan | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $109 | $61median of 9 plans | $10median of 5 plans | $7median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $93 | $66median of 5 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Lowest Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $154 | $33median of 2 plans | $10median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $70 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does hemoglobin a1c (diabetes test) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) in Washington, DC range from $59 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $167 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for hemoglobin a1c (diabetes test)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Sibley Memorial Hospital lists the lowest ($33, median of 2 plan rates) and MedStar Washington Hospital Center the highest ($80, median of 12 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.