Folate test cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $12.96 to $103.00, with a median of $77.76. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System — $64.80 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $71.46 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 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 Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 82746 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $12.96 | $54.00 | $12.96–$48.60 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 82746 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $16.20 | $54.00 | $12.97–$48.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Folate Serum (CQ) | $61.29 | $227.00 | $12.97–$227.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Folate (Folic Acid) Serum LC | $61.29 | $227.00 | $12.97–$227.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Folate Level | $65.07 | $241.00 | $12.97–$241.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 82746 L810 FOLATE SERUM 889 | $73.50 | $245.00 | $12.97–$220.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Folate (Folic Acid) Serum LC | $73.50 | $245.00 | $12.97–$220.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Folate Level | $73.50 | $245.00 | $12.97–$220.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Folate (Folic Acid) Serum LC | $77.76 | $288.00 | $12.97–$259.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 82746 L810 FOLATE SERUM 889 | $77.76 | $288.00 | $12.97–$259.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Folate Level | $77.76 | $288.00 | $12.97–$259.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC FOLIC ACID | $98.00 | $196.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC FOLIC ACID | $103.00 | $206.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC FOLIC ACID | $103.00 | $206.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Bluffton Health System Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 82746 L810 FOLATE SERUM 889 | $121.20 | $505.00 | $12.97–$454.50 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Folate (Folic Acid) Serum LC | $121.20 | $505.00 | $12.97–$454.50 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Folate Level | $121.20 | $505.00 | $12.97–$454.50 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.96, median $77.76, highest $103.00 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $98.00. 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 4 of 4 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.