Lab tests CPT 82746 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Folate test cost in Trenton, NJ — inpatient

In Trenton-Princeton, NJ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $108.00 to $144.00, with a median of $126.00. The lowest listed price is at Capital Health System Inc — $18.00 less than the median here. Across New Jersey, the median is $16.91 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82746, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jun 24, 2026.

Lowest$108.00Capital Health System Inc
Median$126.00half pay less
Highest$144.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ.

median
Lowest $108.00Highest $195.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Capital Health System Inc lowest Pennington, NJ FOLIC ACID-FOLATE $108.00 $108.00 $81.00–$91.80 — Jun 24, 2026
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Capital Health System Inc Trenton, NJ FOLIC ACID-FOLATE $144.00 $144.00 $108.00–$122.40 — Jun 24, 2026
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Capital Health System Inc Pennington, NJ FOLIC ACID FOLATE $195.00 $195.00 $146.25–$165.75 — Jun 24, 2026
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Capital Health System Inc Trenton, NJ FOLIC ACID FOLATE $195.00 $195.00 $146.25–$165.75 — Jun 24, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $108.00, median $126.00, highest $144.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $108.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.