Lab tests CPT 82746 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Folate test cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient

In Tucson, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $34.44 to $34.44, with a median of $34.44. Across Arizona, the median is $108.73 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82746, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$34.44Tucson Medical Center
Median$34.44half pay less
Highest$34.44in this market
Difference1.0×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 Tucson, AZ.

median
Lowest $34.44Highest $34.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ HC Folate (Folic Acid) $34.44 $123.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ HC Folate (Folic Acid) $34.44 $123.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $34.44, median $34.44, highest $34.44.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.44 — 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82746 ($75.33). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM $7.02 file
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZLAB ACID FOLIC SERUM $7.29 file