Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 92 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $47 — 26% below the US median ($63), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $7 $10 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.7%
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $7 $10 ★ 3/5 274 min 14.7%
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $8 $10 ★ 5/5 186 min 15.3%
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $8 $10 ★ 3/5 203 min 16.3%
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $9 $10 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.2%
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $9 $10 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $10 $11 14.5%
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $11 $24
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $11 $10 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.9%
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $11 $10 ★ 2/5 290 min 15.4%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $11 $10 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $11 $10 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $11 $10 ★ 4/5 293 min 15.6%
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $15 $71 16.0%
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $15 $10 ★ 3/5 250 min 15.3%
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $16 $11 ★ 3/5 216 min 15.6%
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $17 $12 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $18 $10 ★ 3/5 185 min 14.5%
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $18 $10 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $18 $10 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.1%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $20 $11 ★ 4/5 197 min 15.8%
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $21 $11 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.3%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $25 $36 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $25 $34 ★ 4/5 146 min 13.9%
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $25 $15 ★ 5/5 197 min 14.3%

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 July 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)
$116
Cash / self-pay
$47
Insurer-negotiated
$16
Medicare pays
$10
$9$269
Median cash $47  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $47 — about 4.8× 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 $116 list price could save about $69 (60%).

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