Folate test cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $23.40 to $46.80, with a median of $46.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $23.40 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $61.93 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So1 Folic Acid Serum | $23.40 | $78.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So Folic Acid, Serum | $25.80 | $86.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So1 Folic Acid Serum | $46.80 | $78.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So1 Folic Acid Serum | $46.80 | $78.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So1 Folic Acid Serum | $46.80 | $78.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So1 Folic Acid Serum | $46.80 | $78.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So Folic Acid, Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So Folic Acid, Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Folic Acid, Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So Folic Acid, Serum | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $114.90 | $383.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.40, median $46.80, highest $46.80 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $46.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.