Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) cost in Florida

Prices at 97 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $125 — 98% above the US median ($63), roughly 12.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL $22 $20 ★ 2/5
Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL $22 $25 ★ 4/5 149 min
Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL $22 $25 ★ 3/5 193 min
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital New Port Richey, FL $22 $25 ★ 3/5 203 min
Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow, FL $22 $25 ★ 3/5 128 min
Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL $22 $25 ★ 4/5 181 min
South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL $22 $25 ★ 3/5 203 min
Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor, FL $22 $25 ★ 4/5 205 min
Baycare Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $22 $25 153 min
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $26 $10 ★ 4/5 145 min
Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL $29 $18 ★ 5/5 222 min
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers, FL $29 $18 ★ 4/5 270 min
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $37 $10 ★ 5/5 198 min
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $37 $10 ★ 5/5 235 min
St Lucie Medical Center Port Saint Lucie, FL $39 $10 ★ 1/5 108 min
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital Fort Walton Beach, FL $41 $11 ★ 3/5 139 min
Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL $44 $31 ★ 5/5 219 min
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Miami, FL $44 $11 ★ 4/5 126 min
Neurobehavioral Hospital of the Palm Beaches-North Magnonia Park, FL $46 $10
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $53 $10 ★ 4/5 159 min
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL $59 $10 ★ 3/5 176 min
George E Weems Memorial Hospital Apalachicola, FL $59 $52
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL $70 $11 ★ 3/5 183 min
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL $70 $10 ★ 4/5 216 min
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc Miami Beach, FL $71 $32 ★ 3/5 174 min

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$162
Cash / self-pay
$125
Insurer-negotiated
$11
Medicare pays
$10
$18$364
Median cash $125  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $125 — about 12.9× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($19).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $162 list price could save about $37 (23%).

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