Folate test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $48.00 to $205.38, with a median of $78.12. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $30.12 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $24.61 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $48.00 | $48.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $77.28 | $184.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $77.28 | $184.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $78.96 | $188.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $126.42 | $301.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $205.38 | $489.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $205.38 | $489.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $205.38 | $489.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $48.00, median $78.12, highest $205.38 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $165.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.