Folate test cost in Shreveport, LA
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $35.28 to $35.28, with a median of $35.28. Across Louisiana, the median is $46.80 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82746, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Folic Acid (Folate) Serump-Ar | $35.28 | $44.10 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Folic Acid (Folate) Serum-M | $35.28 | $44.10 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Folic Acid (Folate) Serum | $61.40 | $76.75 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Folic Acidp-M | $64.42 | $80.52 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Folic Acid (Folate) Serum-Ar | $75.13 | $93.91 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.28, median $35.28, highest $35.28.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $35.28. 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.