CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)
Facility: The Children's Hospital of Alabama
Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 2.6× the $10 Medicare rate · typically $11–$63
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $10 Fair price $26 Cash price $14 Hospital's list price $33
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $11 - $37 | 113% |
| Aetnamajor | $16 - $41 | 165% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $48 | 154% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $13 - $43 |
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Other Procedures at The Children's Hospital of Alabama
Compare: Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) at other AL hospitals
- USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC · Mobile $7
- Athens Limestone Hospital · Athens $8
- Springhill Medical Center · Mobile $8
- Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama · Wedowee $9
- Southeast Health Medical Center · Dothan $10
- Marshall Medical Centers · Boaz $10
- North Alabama Medical Center · Florence $10
- St. Vincent's East · Birmingham $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.