{"id":6178,"date":"2019-01-23T14:29:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T22:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/?p=6178"},"modified":"2021-07-18T18:34:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T01:34:21","slug":"avoid-paying-too-much-for-a1c-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/avoid-paying-too-much-for-a1c-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid paying too much for A1c tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The price of a lab test can vary a lot! Find a lower cost, in-network lab near you.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"article_cta_button\" class=\"button\" href=\"${@redir:search_hemoglobin+A1c+(Hgb+A1c)}\" data-cke-saved-href=\"${@redir:search_hemoglobin+A1c+(Hgb+A1c)}\">Search labs<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you have diabetes, you know it's important to get the A1c test every 6 to 12 weeks, depending on the type of diabetes. This test:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Measures your average blood sugar levels<\/li>\n<li>Shows how well you're managing diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Identifies\u00a0risk for diabetic complications<\/li>\n<li>Helps your doctor determine what treatments are best for you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We know that getting these tests can really add up. Depending on where you get your blood work done, you could be paying more than you need to. <strong>Prices for lab work vary significantly<\/strong>. This means that the exact same A1c\u00a0test may cost $35 at one lab and $60 at another lab just down the street.\u00a0And getting your tests done at a hospital can cost even more!<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that we\u2019ve\u00a0done the homework. We can show you how labs near you rank when it comes to price and quality, so you can choose wisely.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Prepare for your next visit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Five questions you should ask your doctor about diabetes care and management<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"article_right_rail_5\" href=\"${@redir:article_610}\" data-cke-saved-href=\"${@redir:article_610}\">Get the questions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The price of a lab test can vary a lot! Find a lower cost, in-network lab near you. Search labs If you have diabetes, you know it's important to get the A1c test every 6 to 12 weeks, depending on the type of diabetes. This test: Measures your average blood sugar levels Shows how well [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[474,161,230,173,404,84,315,420,408,461],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","acf":{"post_type":"post","post_subtitle":"Know the cost before you go","post_hero_image":{"ID":6179,"id":6179,"title":"diabetes_advanced_stage_02","filename":"diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","filesize":51164,"url":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/avoid-paying-too-much-for-a1c-tests\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02\/","alt":"","author":"49","description":"","caption":"","name":"diabetes_advanced_stage_02","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":6178,"date":"2019-01-23 22:27:44","modified":"2019-01-23 22:27:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":820,"height":342,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":63,"medium":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":125,"medium_large":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":267,"large":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","large-width":640,"large-height":267,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","1536x1536-width":820,"1536x1536-height":342,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/diabetes_advanced_stage_02.jpeg","2048x2048-width":820,"2048x2048-height":342}},"mobile_content":{"mobile_story_label":"","mobile_post_title":"","mobile_carousel_image":"","mobile_hero_image":"","mobile_content_body":""},"post_cta_status":"false","post_conclusion_status":"false","post_co_branding_status":"false","card_title":"Read: Avoid paying too much for A1c tests","header":"Related to past care","footer":"1 MINUTE READ","email_template_ids":"action_14"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}