Folate test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $104.18 to $379.50, with a median of $104.47. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast and 7 other hospitals — $0.29 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $93.50 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 82746, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$197.93 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$187.52 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$191.68 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$197.93 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$187.52 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $39.59–$208.35 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$191.68 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$197.93 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$197.93 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$191.68 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$202.10 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $104.18 | $208.35 | $14.99–$191.68 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC FOLATE | $104.76 | $388.00 | $27.20–$252.20 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Folate | $104.76 | $388.00 | $30.66–$133.86 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Folate | $104.76 | $388.00 | $30.66–$133.86 | 73% | — source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG FOLATE | $112.00 | $112.00 | $8.00–$106.40 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG FOLATE | $112.00 | $112.00 | $8.00–$106.40 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG FOLATE | $112.00 | $112.00 | $8.00–$106.40 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB FOLIC ACID/FOLATE | $118.50 | $237.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC FOLIC ACID | $192.00 | $256.00 | $1.00–$256.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC FOLIC ACID | $192.00 | $256.00 | $1.00–$256.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB FOLIC ACID/FOLATE | $379.50 | $759.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $104.18, median $104.47, highest $379.50 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $104.47. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.