Folate test cost in Livingston, TX
In Livingston, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $48.60 to $48.60, with a median of $48.60. Across Texas, the median is $82.74 at 238 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82746, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Livingston, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital of Polk County lowest Livingston, TX · (936) 327-4381 CF-FOLATE | $48.60 | $324.00 | $12.35–$291.60 | 85% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Polk County Livingston, TX · (936) 327-4381 FOLATE SERUM | $62.25 | $415.00 | $12.35–$373.50 | 85% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $48.60, median $48.60, highest $48.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $48.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82746 ($85.50). 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.
| Memorial Hospital of Polk County Livingston, TXEL FOLATE | $5.25 | file |