Folate test cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $53.27 to $177.45, with a median of $90.00. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Northwest — $36.73 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $58.14 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest lowest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $53.27 | $59.19 | $14.70–$59.19 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $84.45 | $93.83 | $14.70–$93.83 | 10% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 FOLIC ACID 466 QT | $90.00 | $147.00 | $13.08–$90.00 | 39% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 FOLIC ACID -GRV | $90.00 | $147.00 | $13.08–$90.00 | 39% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 CHG 82746 Folic Acid Serum | $90.00 | $147.00 | $13.08–$90.00 | 39% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 Micronutrient Folate 10188 QT | $90.00 | $147.00 | $13.08–$90.00 | 39% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 MICRONUTRIENTS B-VIT PANEL 10195 QT | $90.00 | $148.00 | $13.08–$90.00 | 39% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Folic Acid Serum | $177.45 | $273.00 | $13.08–$67.13 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $53.27, median $90.00, highest $177.45 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $72.79. 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 1 of 3 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.