Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c)
Facility: Reading Hospital
Billing Code: 83036 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) is about $13 (about 1.3× the $10 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $119 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in West Reading, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $9 - $12 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $85 | 103% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $127 | 62% |
| Cignamajor | $6 - $134 | 62% |
| AmeriHealth | $7 | 72% |
| Geisinger | $7 - $149 | 72% |
| Health Net | $5 - $106 | 51% |
| HealthPartners | $9 | 93% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $4 - $127 | 41% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $223 |
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Other Procedures at Reading Hospital
Compare: Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) at other PA hospitals
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $7
- Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav · Erie $7
- Wills Eye Hospital · Philadelphia $7
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $8
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $8
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton $10
- UPMC McKeesport Hospital · Mc Keesport $10
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $10
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.