Folate test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 16 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $7.78 to $401.00, with a median of $401.00. The lowest listed price is at Banner Ironwood Medical Center — $393.22 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $108.73 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 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 2, 2026 and Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center lowest San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $7.78 | $45.00 | $14.70–$67.35 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $8.55 | $45.00 | $14.70–$61.71 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $8.82 | $45.00 | $14.70–$67.35 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $16.91 | $220.00 | $9.56–$41.12 | 92% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 448-7500 LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $26.36 | $45.00 | $14.70–$61.61 | 41% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ Assay of folic acid serum | $233.31 | $233.31 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Assay of folic acid serum | $233.31 | $233.31 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Folic Acid; Serum | $401.00 | $401.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.78, median $401.00, highest $401.00 — a 51.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $401.00. 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 5 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 3 it is 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $3.78 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $5.08 | file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $5.72 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $6.75 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $6.80 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $6.93 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $7.11 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $7.11 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $7.20 | file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $7.47 | file |