Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)
Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia
Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) is about $7 (about 0.7× the $10 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $10 — above the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $7. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $15 | 51% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $78 | 21% |
| Cignamajor | $3 - $78 | 31% |
| Humanamajor | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $9 | 93% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $8 | 82% |
| AmeriHealth | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| CareSource | $38 | 391% |
| Clover Health | $10 | 103% |
| Dean Health Plan | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| GEHA | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| Health Net | $5 - $97 | 51% |
| HealthPartners | $3 - $60 | 31% |
| MagnaCare | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| Medical Mutual | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| Meridian | $8 - $10 | 82% |
| Molina | $8 - $13 | 82% |
| MVP Health Care | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| Paramount | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| Presbyterian | $8 - $10 | 82% |
| Priority Health | $10 - $26 | 103% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $3 - $60 | 31% |
| UniCare | $3 - $62 | 31% |
| WellMed | $10 | 103% |
| WellSense | $8 | 82% |
| + 431 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $97 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia
Compare: Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) at other MI hospitals
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $8
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $8
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $8
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $9
- McLaren Central Michigan · Mount Pleasant $9
- McLaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey $9
- McLaren Flint · Flint $9
- McLaren Greater Lansing · Lansing $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.