Folate test cost in Orlando, FL
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $9.10 to $852.10, with a median of $30.13. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Central and 3 other hospitals — $21.03 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $125.50 at 166 hospitals.
- The median here, $30.13, is 65% below the US median of $86.00.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Orlando, FL has the lowest median of 4 metro areas in Florida with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 82746, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Folate, Serum (Mayo)-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.10 | $22.74 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Folate, Serum (Mayo)-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.10 | $22.74 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Folate, Serum (Mayo)-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.10 | $22.74 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Folate, Serum (Mayo)-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.10 | $22.74 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $30.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $30.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $30.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $30.00 | — | 60% |
| Oviedo Medical Center Orlando, FL · (615) 850-6055 FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $27.07 | $27.07 | $1.95–$13.54 | — |
| HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Casselberry, FL · (407) 321-4500 FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $28.25 | $28.25 | $2.03–$25.43 | — |
| Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL · (407) 567-4000 Folic Acid Referred+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 UF UC FOLIC ACID File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $41.80 | $76.00 | $34.20–$52.67 | 45% |
| The Villages Regional Hospital The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 HB FOLIC ACID File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $58.30 | $106.00 | $47.70–$87.98 | 45% |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 HB FOLIC ACID File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $58.30 | $106.00 | $6.09–$16.17 | 45% |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $209.52 | $209.52 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Orlando, FL · (407) 846-2266 FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $852.10 | $852.10 | $61.35–$852.10 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $9.10, median $30.13, highest $852.10 — a 93.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $9.10. 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 2 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ucf Lake Nona Hospital Orlando, FLFOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $5.79 | file |