Lab tests CPT 82746 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Folate test cost in Mayagüez, PR — inpatient

In Mayagüez, PR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $8.00 to $8.00, with a median of $8.00.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82746, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$8.00Bella Vista Hospital
Median$8.00half pay less
Highest$8.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bella Vista Hospital Mayaguez, PR · (787) 652-6045 FOLATE & VIT B12 $8.00 $8.00 $10.00–$35.00 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $8.00, median $8.00, highest $8.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82746 ($75.33). 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.

Bella Vista Hospital Mayaguez, PRFOLIC ACID IN SERUM $4.00 file