Folate test cost in California

In California, 206 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $9.00 to $1,112.64, with a median of $109.20. The lowest price is at Anaheim Global Medical Center (Anaheim) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 123.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $109.20, is 27% above the US median of $86.00.
• That is 7.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
• California ranks 40th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 63 of 206 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

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 7, 2026. See them on a map