Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) cost in Virginia

Prices at 41 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $88 — 40% above the US median ($63), roughly 9.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $17 $22 109 min
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $17 $16 109 min
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $17 $10 ★ 4/5 130 min
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $17 $10 ★ 3/5 141 min
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $17 $10 ★ 3/5 192 min
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $17 $10 ★ 4/5 131 min
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA $31 $56 139 min
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $39 $11 ★ 3/5 176 min
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $39 $11 ★ 4/5 179 min
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $39 ★ 4/5 137 min
Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin, VA $44 ★ 3/5 152 min
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $49 $87 ★ 3/5 272 min
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $49 $87 ★ 4/5 211 min
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mount, VA $49 $87 ★ 4/5 191 min
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital Lexington, VA $49 $87 ★ 3/5 198 min
Carilion Giles Community Hospital Pearisburg, VA $78 $139 ★ 4/5 138 min
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $82 ★ 2/5 137 min
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $87 ★ 3/5 164 min
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $87 ★ 4/5 174 min
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $87 ★ 3/5 174 min
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $89 111 min
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $89 ★ 3/5 128 min
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $90
Sovah Health Danville Danville, VA $98 ★ 2/5 202 min
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $112 $94

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)
$149
Cash / self-pay
$88
Insurer-negotiated
$46
Medicare pays
$10
$17$438
Median cash $88  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $88 — about 9.1× 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 $149 list price could save about $61 (41%).

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