Lab tests CPT 82746 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Folate test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $10.39 to $67.84, with a median of $67.84. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $57.45 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $72.84 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82746, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$10.39Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$67.84half pay less
Highest$67.84in this market
Difference6.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $10.39Highest $171.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM $10.39 $15.99 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG FOLATE ASSAY $67.84 $128.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG FOLATE ASSAY $67.84 $128.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC FOLIC ACID $171.60 $264.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $10.39, median $67.84, highest $67.84 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $67.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.