Folate test cost in Redding, CA — inpatient
In Redding, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $196.72 to $262.21, with a median of $229.47. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $32.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $85.91 at 157 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82746, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 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 Redding, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Redding, CA MS-FOLIC ACID SERUM | $196.72 | $388.00 | $349.20–$380.24 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| James D. Tate MD Redding, CA · (530) 225-8700 MMC FOLIC ACID 7579 | $262.21 | $262.21 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $196.72, median $229.47, highest $262.21 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $53.24 — 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 ($85.50). 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.
| Dignity Health Redding, CARL-A-FOL 70070 | $2.54 | file |