Folate test cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $34.05 to $321.12, with a median of $159.48. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital — $125.43 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $78.15 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 82746, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital lowest Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Folate, Serum | $34.05 | $42.56 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO FOLATE SERUM | $50.94 | $50.94 | $50.94 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO FOLIC ACID | $50.94 | $50.94 | $50.94 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 FOLIC ACID SERUM | $65.17 | $108.61 | $108.61 | 40% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $157.68 | $219.00 | $19.56–$219.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $161.28 | $224.00 | $8.40–$224.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $171.36 | $238.00 | $8.82–$238.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO FOLIC ACID | $172.93 | $172.93 | $172.93 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO FOLATE SERUM | $181.41 | $181.41 | $181.41 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $321.12 | $446.00 | $8.40–$446.00 | 28% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $34.05, median $159.48, highest $321.12 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $103.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.