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How Much Does Hemoglobin a1c level Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 83036 — Hemoglobin a1c level

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🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. VI averages $9.52 vs GU at $9.39.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
VI$9.52$34.2K3.6K6
AE$9.52$1.5K1541
NJ$9.51$13.6M1.4M509
MA$9.51$3.0M319.3K1.4K
FL$9.51$12.6M1.3M2.1K
KS$9.50$2.6M270.7K507
NY$9.50$6.3M660.6K2.1K
AZ$9.50$4.0M425.1K799
PA$9.50$2.1M216.3K906
ND$9.50$234.0K24.6K104
CA$9.50$14.7M1.5M1.9K
TX$9.50$11.4M1.2M2.8K
CO$9.50$1.1M115.1K654
MD$9.50$2.6M279.1K839
VT$9.49$120.5K12.7K230
NV$9.49$931.1K98.1K205
SD$9.49$214.0K22.5K158
NC$9.49$11.0M1.2M2.7K
IL$9.49$3.4M361.6K1.5K
CT$9.49$406.1K42.8K698
OH$9.49$5.1M540.4K2.1K
WY$9.49$109.4K11.5K134
MO$9.49$1.2M122.8K938
NH$9.48$201.0K21.2K298
VA$9.48$2.9M306.5K1.2K
ME$9.48$158.0K16.7K230
DC$9.48$35.1K3.7K91
RI$9.48$231.7K24.4K186
LA$9.47$972.7K102.7K561
OK$9.47$1.6M165.1K741
HI$9.47$902.6K95.3K32
IA$9.47$861.7K91.0K668
NE$9.47$669.4K70.7K524
ID$9.47$205.4K21.7K251
GA$9.47$3.6M378.5K1.7K
MS$9.47$1.9M205.7K717
PR$9.46$236.3K25.0K287
AL$9.46$3.5M368.0K1.1K
WA$9.46$2.2M231.0K1.1K
IN$9.46$1.6M169.5K1.5K
UT$9.46$646.0K68.3K658
OR$9.46$908.4K96.0K656
MN$9.46$1.1M118.9K1.5K
SC$9.45$2.0M216.5K1.3K
KY$9.45$1.1M112.3K880
WV$9.45$220.6K23.3K186
AR$9.45$854.6K90.4K735
MI$9.45$1.4M150.4K1.4K
DE$9.45$95.4K10.1K104
WI$9.45$1.5M158.2K714
TN$9.44$2.7M288.9K1.6K

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNC$6.4M673.5K$9.51
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNJ$5.8M605.4K$9.51
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedClinical LaboratoryNJ$4.5M473.9K$9.52
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$3.6M381.2K$9.52
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$3.2M333.2K$9.51
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryCA$2.5M258.4K$9.52
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryOH$2.3M243.4K$9.51
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryAL$2.2M232.0K$9.49
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryTX$2.0M212.0K$9.52
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryFL$1.9M199.0K$9.52
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$1.8M191.7K$9.52
Sonora Quest Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryAZ$1.8M190.4K$9.50
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$1.6M166.8K$9.52
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryGA$1.5M158.7K$9.52
Northwell Health LaboratoriesClinical LaboratoryNY$1.5M155.2K$9.52
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryTX$1.5M153.5K$9.52
Labone LlcClinical LaboratoryKS$1.4M143.9K$9.52
Quest Diagnostics Llc IlClinical LaboratoryIL$1.3M140.9K$9.52
Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryNY$1.3M138.7K$9.52
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryAZ$1.2M128.7K$9.52

🤔 Is Hemoglobin a1c level Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 83036 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.