Folate test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $14.00 to $337.00, with a median of $61.50. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 24.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $61.50, is 28% below the US median of $86.00.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Alabama ranks 8th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 52 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82746. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$14.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$61.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$337.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$47.50vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum | $14.00 | $326.98 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL .FOLATE SERUM LC NH | $14.29 | $17.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville · Haleyville, AL FOLIC ACID | $16.34 | $115.50 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Folate Level | $17.64 | $123.62 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) | $19.80 | $33.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) | $19.80 | $33.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE LCA | $20.64 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Folate Lo | $21.00 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL REF FOLIC ACID, SERUM | $21.78 | $21.78 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC FOLIC ACID | $22.80 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL FOLIC ACID SERUM | $24.30 | $162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL FOLIC ACID SERUM | $27.00 | $180.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL FOLIC ACID SERUM | $29.13 | $161.86 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL FOLIC ACID | $32.24 | $124.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL *FOLATE (ANEMIA PROFILE) | $43.00 | $107.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $45.60 | $114.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $46.21 | $115.52 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AMB-FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) | $46.56 | $77.60 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL FOLATE LEVEL | $46.75 | $93.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL FOLATE LEVEL | $46.75 | $93.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA FOLIC ACID, SERUM | $48.00 | $96.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Folic Acid | $51.06 | $118.74 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Folic Acid | $51.06 | $118.74 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL CH FOLATE | $56.64 | $66.63 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Folate Level | $57.20 | $104.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $65.80 | $94.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Folic Acid | $66.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL FOLATE SERUM | $68.75 | $137.50 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Folic Acid | $72.75 | $97.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL COENZYME Q10 | $72.80 | $112.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL FOLATE, SERUM | $87.00 | $87.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL FOLATE, SERUM | $87.00 | $87.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL LAB-FOLATE | $87.00 | $87.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-FOLATE | $87.00 | $87.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL FOLIC ACID | $88.55 | $88.55 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL FOLATE | $97.50 | $97.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL FOLATE | $97.50 | $97.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL FOLATE | $97.50 | $97.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL FOLIC ACID SERUM | $98.53 | $1,094.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL FOLIC ACID SERUM | $130.82 | $1,090.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $141.50 | $283.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL L2014 FOLATE S ECLIA | $163.20 | $906.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-FOLATE | $176.00 | $176.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL LAB-FOLATE | $176.00 | $176.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-FOLATE | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-FOLATE | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Folic Acid | $234.00 | $234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $337.00 | $337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $337.00 | $337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $337.00 | $337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $337.00 | $337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $27.00 | $88.55 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $29.13 | $131.50 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
| Montgomery, AL | 3 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $176.00 | $176.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $24.30 | $35.26 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $14.00 | $72.41 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $32.24 | $59.62 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $21.00 | $179.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $14.29 | $30.52 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $57.20 | $57.20 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $22.80 | $22.80 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $141.50 | $141.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $163.20 | $163.20 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $98.53 | $98.53 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $46.75 | $46.75 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $16.34 | $16.34 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $20.64 | $20.64 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $68.75 | $68.75 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $56.64 | $56.64 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $65.80 | $65.80 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $21.78 | $21.78 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $20.64 | $20.64 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What folate test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Folate test explained.
Folate (folic acid) blood test in other states
- Alaska$138.38
- Arizona$85.19
- Arkansas$53.27
- California$109.20
- Colorado$126.29
- Connecticut$75.00
- Delaware$196.63
- District of Columbia$119.53, 3 hospitals
- Florida$125.50
- Georgia$86.58
- Hawaii$133.90
- Idaho$84.10
- Illinois$114.00
- Indiana$76.69
- Iowa$89.60
- Kansas$98.15
- Kentucky$98.57
- Louisiana$39.79
- Maine$81.00
- Maryland$42.15
- Massachusetts$71.14
- Michigan$78.55
- Minnesota$88.00
- Mississippi$53.04
- Missouri$82.17
- Montana$91.02
- Nebraska$108.53
- Nevada$148.45
- New Hampshire$88.37
- New Jersey$16.91
- New Mexico$90.90
- New York$55.09
- North Carolina$85.70
- North Dakota$94.00
- Ohio$67.55
- Oklahoma$65.70
- Oregon$87.75
- Pennsylvania$86.80
- Puerto Rico$67.00
- Rhode Island$82.00
- South Carolina$118.57
- South Dakota$112.00
- Tennessee$49.34
- Texas$81.00
- Utah$173.94
- Vermont$113.98
- Virginia$108.40
- Washington$105.44
- West Virginia$70.72
- Wisconsin$98.80
- Wyoming$92.56
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.