Folate test cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $17.85 to $143.37, with a median of $128.04. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $110.19 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $79.56 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Jan 1, 2026 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC FOLATE, SERUM | $17.85 | $41.99 | $14.46–$232.54 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $82.69 | $152.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Folic Acid Beaker1 | $82.69 | $152.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), SERUM | $121.83 | $194.00 | $44.62–$175.38 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), SERUM | $128.04 | $194.00 | $64.21–$166.84 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), SERUM | $128.04 | $194.00 | $64.21–$166.84 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), SERUM | $128.04 | $194.00 | $64.21–$166.84 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), SERUM | $143.37 | $194.00 | $77.21–$175.57 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), SERUM | $143.37 | $194.00 | $62.08–$175.57 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 FOLIC ACID (FOLATE), SERUM | $143.37 | $194.00 | $74.48–$194.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.85, median $128.04, highest $143.37 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $128.04. 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.