Compare A1c Tests and Diabetes Panels

An A1c test measures the share of hemoglobin with glucose attached, a biomarker of your average blood sugar over the past 2 to 3 months. It needs no fasting. Compare our 12 hemoglobin A1c tests and diabetes panels, from $39, each run by Quest Diagnostics and ordered online.

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A1c tests

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Hemoglobin A1c Test (HbA1c)

$31

Choose it when You want the A1c number on its own, with no fasting.

What you get A1c %

Fasting Not needed
Cardio IQ Hemoglobin A1c

$39

Choose it when You are ordering Cardio IQ heart tests and want your A1c in the same Cardio IQ report format.

What you get A1c % on the Cardio IQ report

Fasting Not needed
A1c with Mean Plasma Glucose (MPG)

$39

Choose it when You want your A1c shown as an average glucose in mg/dL only.

What you get A1c %, mean plasma glucose in mg/dL

Fasting Not needed
A1c with eAG and Reflex to 1,5‑AG

$39

Choose it when You want eAG as well as A1c, plus a 1,5-AG spike check if your A1c is 6.5% to 8.0%.

What you get A1c %, eAG; 1,5-AG added if A1c is 6.5% to 8.0%

Fasting Not needed
A1c with Reflex to 1,5‑AG

$39

Choose it when You want a check on recent blood sugar spikes added if your A1c is 6.5% to 8.0%.

What you get A1c %; 1,5-AG added if A1c is 6.5% to 8.0%

Fasting Not needed
A1c Test with eAG (Average Glucose)

$42

Choose it when You want your A1c turned into an average glucose in mg/dL, the units your meter uses.

What you get A1c %, eAG in mg/dL and mmol/L

Fasting Not needed
A1c and Fasting Glucose Test

$55

Choose it when You also want today’s fasting glucose next to your 3-month average; it needs a 12‑hour fast.

What you get A1c %, serum glucose

Fasting 12-hour fast

Diabetes panels that include A1c

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Cardio IQ Diabetes Risk Panel with Score

$43

Choose it when You want the 8-year diabetes risk estimate in the Cardio IQ report format, alongside Cardio IQ heart tests.

What you get A1c, glucose, lipids and an 8-year risk score

Fasting 8 to 12‑hour fast
Diabetes Risk Panel without Score

$43

Choose it when You want A1c, glucose and cholesterol from one fasting draw, and do not need the 8-year risk score.

What you get A1c, glucose and lipids

Fasting 8 to 12‑hour fast
Diabetes Risk Panel with Score

$43

Choose it when You want an 8-year diabetes risk estimate with your A1c, glucose and cholesterol, on the standard report.

What you get A1c, glucose, lipids and an 8-year risk score

Fasting 8 to 12‑hour fast
Diabetes Check Panel

$58

Choose it when You want kidney, liver and electrolyte results too, from one fasting draw with your A1c.

What you get A1c, glucose, kidney and liver panel

Fasting 12-hour fast
Sugar Check Panel with Insulin

$69

Choose it when You want fasting insulin next to A1c, glucose, kidney and liver results, from one 12-hour fasting draw.

What you get The check panel plus fasting insulin

Fasting 12-hour fast

A1c levels: what the numbers mean

Below 5.7%	Normal range
5.7% to 6.4%	Prediabetes range
6.5% or above	Diabetes range

Ranges from the American Diabetes Association. A result in the diabetes range is normally confirmed with a repeat test.

A1c vs a glucose test

A glucose test shows your blood sugar at the moment of the draw. A1c shows your average over 2 to 3 months, so a recent meal does not change it. The A1c and fasting glucose test reports both from one draw.

What eAG adds

A1c 5.7%	eAG 117 mg/dL
A1c 6.5%	eAG 140 mg/dL
A1c 7%	eAG 154 mg/dL
A1c 8%	eAG 183 mg/dL

Estimated average glucose turns A1c into the mg/dL units a glucose meter uses: eAG = 28.7 × A1c − 46.7. That makes it easier to compare with home readings.

What a result can tell you

Show your average blood sugar over about 3 months
Track whether that average is changing
Flag a result worth discussing with a healthcare provider

What it cannot

Diagnose diabetes from one result; a high result is confirmed with a repeat test
Show day-to-day highs and lows
Read accurately with certain anemias, hemoglobin variants, pregnancy or kidney disease

Sources

American Diabetes Association. Standards of Care in Diabetes: Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All About Your A1C.
Quest Diagnostics Test Directory, hemoglobin A1c tests.

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Compare A1c Tests FAQ

For the A1c number alone, hemoglobin A1c. For average glucose, A1c with eAG or with MPG. To add today’s glucose, A1c and fasting glucose. For kidney, liver or cholesterol too, a diabetes panel.

Under American Diabetes Association guidelines, below 5.7% is the normal range, 5.7% to 6.4% the prediabetes range, and 6.5% or above the diabetes range.

Not for the A1c tests without glucose. The A1c and fasting glucose test and the diabetes panels need a fast of 8 to 12 hours or more; each card lists it.

Hemoglobin A1c is $39, and the other A1c tests cost $49 to $69. Diabetes panels cost $54 to $86. You pay $1 today and the rest after your results.

At a Quest Diagnostics lab near you. After you order, find a Quest lab near you, then book or walk in.

1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) reflects blood sugar spikes over the past 1 to 2 weeks. On the reflex tests, the lab adds it only when A1c is 6.5% to 8.0%.

Many people retest every 3 to 6 months, or as their healthcare provider advises.