Folate test cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Folate (folic acid) blood test: from $24.70 to $138.58, with a median of $44.85. The lowest listed price is at Berger Hospital — $20.15 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $65.65 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger Hospital lowest Circleville, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $24.70 | $38.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $40.30 | $62.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $40.30 | $62.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $40.30 | $62.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $40.30 | $62.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $40.30 | $62.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Folic Acid Serum | $40.30 | $62.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Folic Acid | $49.40 | $76.00 | $12.92–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Folic Acid | $49.40 | $76.00 | $12.92–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Folic Acid | $49.40 | $76.00 | $12.92–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Folic Acid | $49.40 | $76.00 | $12.92–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Folic Acid | $49.40 | $76.00 | $12.92–$76.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Folic Acid | $49.40 | $76.00 | $12.92–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH BLOOD FOLIC ACID, SERUM | $63.00 | $70.00 | $32.90–$68.60 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH Folic acid level, serum | $138.58 | $213.20 | $7.26–$206.80 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.70, median $44.85, highest $138.58 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $40.30. 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 8 of 8 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.