Folate test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $17.16 to $757.00, with a median of $52.41. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $35.25 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $53.27 at 55 hospitals.
- The median here, $52.41, is 39% below the US median of $86.00.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- 1 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 82746, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $17.16 | $78.00 | $14.70–$78.00 | 78% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 82746 - ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.08 | $140.33 | $14.70–$32.10 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 82746 - ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.10 | $140.40 | $14.70–$32.10 | 75% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 Folate Level+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $48.40 | $60.50 | $67.01–$159.00 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Folate Level+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $48.40 | $60.50 | $67.01–$159.00 | 20% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 FOLIC ACID File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $52.41 | $214.00 | $11.66–$149.80 | 76% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $53.27 | $59.19 | $14.70–$59.19 | 10% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 FOLIC ACID File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $53.36 | $214.00 | $11.66–$149.80 | 75% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #PAML FOLATE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $57.56 | $235.00 | $11.66–$164.50 | 76% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 FOLATE SERUM File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $61.92 | $281.47 | $14.70–$281.47 | 78% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $105.00 | $14.26–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $105.00 | $14.26–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $114.00 | $14.26–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $68.40 | $114.00 | $14.26–$887.00 | 40% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $84.45 | $93.83 | $14.70–$93.83 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR FOLIC ACID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $757.00 | $757.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $17.16, median $52.41, highest $757.00 — a 44.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $52.89. 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 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82746 ($86.58). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR82746 - ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $6.07 | file |