Folate test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $14.00 to $809.77, with a median of $189.95. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $175.95 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $82.17 at 64 hospitals.
- The median here, $189.95, is 121% above the US median of $86.00.
- That is 12.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 82746, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $234.07 | $13.23–$234.07 | 94% |
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $266.44 | $14.70–$213.15 | 95% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $266.44 | $14.70–$246.19 | 95% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.28 | $36.00 | $13.23–$40.35 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.28 | $36.00 | $14.76–$40.35 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 Folate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.48 | $51.00 | $15.44–$45.90 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 Folate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.48 | $51.00 | $13.23–$45.90 | 52% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 FOLATE SER File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $34.00 | $122.00 | $34.04–$99.55 | 72% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 Folate Level.1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $75.00 | $13.23–$67.50 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 Folate Level.1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $75.00 | $15.44–$67.50 | 52% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $53.36 | $184.00 | $13.63–$150.51 | 71% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 FOLATE (SERUM) File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $115.08 | $164.40 | $14.70–$139.74 | 30% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 FOLATE FOLIC 82746 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $135.80 | $194.00 | $14.70–$187.99 | 30% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $244.10 | $244.10 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $244.10 | $244.10 | — | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Folic acid; serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $342.63 | $342.63 | $14.70–$274.10 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $351.26 | $351.26 | $45.66–$263.44 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $353.58 | $353.58 | $7.93–$318.22 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 Folic acid; serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $362.23 | $362.23 | $13.89–$362.23 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Folic acid; serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $463.50 | $463.50 | $14.70–$463.50 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $529.28 | $529.28 | $7.93–$476.35 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $809.77 | $809.77 | $7.93–$688.30 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $14.00, median $189.95, highest $809.77 — a 57.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $84.22. 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 9 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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 folate test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Folate test explained.