Folate test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $73.32 to $84.73, with a median of $82.81. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $9.49 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $78.07 at 6 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 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $73.32 | $188.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 FOLIC ACID (FOLATE)-SERUM | $82.81 | $138.02 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Assay Of Folic Acid Serum | $84.73 | $229.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $73.32, median $82.81, highest $84.73 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $82.81. 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.