Lab tests CPT 82746 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Folate test cost in Brattleboro, VT — inpatient

In Brattleboro, VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $42.55 to $124.81, with a median of $83.68. The lowest listed price is at Brattleboro Retreat — $41.13 less than the median here. Across Vermont, the median is $113.98 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82746, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 29, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025.

Lowest$42.55Brattleboro Retreat
Median$83.68half pay less
Highest$124.81in this market
Difference2.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brattleboro, VT.

median
Lowest $42.55Highest $124.81

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brattleboro Retreat lowest Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-7785 FOLIC ACID SERUM $42.55 $115.00 — 63% —
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 Folate (Folic Acid), serum $124.81 $178.30 $103.77–$172.95 30% Dec 29, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $42.55, median $83.68, highest $124.81 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $124.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A folate test measures folic acid in the blood. It is ordered for anemia with large red blood cells, usually together with a vitamin B12 test (82607).

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.