Folate test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $14.00 to $198.25, with a median of $51.27. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $37.27 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $86.80 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 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 Mar 24, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum | $14.00 | $185.00 | $11.76–$179.45 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum | $14.00 | $185.00 | $11.76–$179.45 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum | $14.00 | $151.00 | $11.76–$120.80 | 91% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Folic Acid Referred | $23.00 | $23.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Folic Acid Referred | $23.00 | $23.00 | — | — | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Folate Level | $23.90 | $239.00 | $5.83–$184.06 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Folate Level | $23.90 | $239.00 | $5.83–$184.06 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Folate Level | $23.90 | $239.00 | $5.83–$184.06 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Folate Level | $23.90 | $239.00 | $5.83–$184.06 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Folate Level | $23.90 | $239.00 | $5.83–$184.06 | 90% | — source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ FOLIC ACID SERUM | $49.81 | $49.81 | $8.39–$67.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 FOLIC ACID SERUM | $49.81 | $49.81 | $10.07–$67.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ FOLIC ACID SERUM | $49.81 | $49.81 | $9.53–$67.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ FOLIC ACID SERUM | $49.81 | $49.81 | $10.07–$67.60 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Urine-Baylor #42 | $52.72 | $52.72 | $8.70–$47.45 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest Folic Acid | $62.40 | $96.00 | $9.60–$198.18 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Plasma-Baylor #30 | $69.83 | $69.83 | $11.52–$62.85 | — | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest 7065 Folic Acid | $100.75 | $155.00 | $13.80–$198.18 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Folic Acid | $100.75 | $155.00 | $13.80–$198.18 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $129.90 | $129.90 | $12.00–$30.80 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Quest 7065 Folic Acid | $180.70 | $278.00 | $14.66–$278.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Folic Acid | $180.70 | $278.00 | $14.66–$278.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Folic Acid | $182.00 | $280.00 | $14.70–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Folic Acid | $198.25 | $305.00 | $14.41–$292.80 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Folate, Serum | $564.39 | $564.39 | $16.20–$507.95 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.00, median $51.27, highest $198.25 — a 14.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $86.80. 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 14 of 16 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 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.