Folate test cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $10.22 to $1,856.89, with a median of $126.29. The lowest price is at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center (Fort Collins). The highest price is 181.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $126.29, is 47% above the US median of $86.00.
- That is 8.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Colorado ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 49 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.22Banner Fort Collins Medical Center
Median$126.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,856.89in Colorado
Lowest saves$116.07vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center lowest Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $10.22 | $45.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $10.35 | $45.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $14.85 | $45.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Folate (Folic Acid) LC | $19.52 | $24.40 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB ACID FOLIC SERUM | $27.72 | $45.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC FOLATE SERUM | $28.39 | $81.11 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO FOLIC ACID SERUM | $40.23 | $53.64 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $46.33 | $66.18 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Folate level | $48.00 | $48.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Folic acid level, serum | $54.00 | $90.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $67.90 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $75.00 | $150.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $79.75 | $145.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $79.75 | $145.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=FOLATE, S | $82.55 | $127.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO Folate Level Send Out | $83.25 | $111.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $89.60 | $160.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Folic acid level, serum | $90.63 | $139.43 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO FOLATE | $95.70 | $159.50 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Folic acid level, serum | $105.40 | $124.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Folic acid level, serum | $120.80 | $151.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO Folate QST | $121.50 | $162.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $126.29 | $157.86 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $126.29 | $157.86 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $126.29 | $157.86 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Folate Serum (In-house) | $136.00 | $181.00 | — source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Folic acid level, serum | $137.70 | $162.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE | $148.50 | $297.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $186.00 | $186.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $235.00 | $235.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM - QWDL | $235.50 | $235.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM | $235.50 | $235.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM | $235.50 | $235.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM | $235.50 | $235.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM | $235.50 | $235.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $301.26 | $301.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Folic acid; serum | $556.73 | $556.73 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $556.73 | $556.73 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $657.13 | $1,724.75 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $1,076.00 | $1,076.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Folic acid; serum | $1,076.00 | $1,076.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $1,208.82 | $1,208.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $1,208.82 | $1,208.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Folic acid; serum | $1,208.82 | $1,208.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $1,375.00 | $1,375.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Folic acid; serum | $1,504.90 | $1,504.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Folic acid; serum | $1,504.90 | $1,504.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Folic acid; serum | $1,856.89 | $1,856.89 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) SER | $1,856.89 | $1,856.89 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 21 | $28.39 | $657.13 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $79.75 | $79.75 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $148.50 | $192.00 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $67.90 | $78.75 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $75.00 | $155.00 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $95.70 | $95.70 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $186.00 | $186.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $83.25 | $83.25 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $126.29 | $126.29 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $10.22 | $10.22 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $27.72 | $27.72 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $126.29 | $126.29 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $137.70 | $137.70 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $10.35 | $10.35 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $120.80 | $120.80 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $126.29 | $126.29 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $19.52 | $19.52 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $90.63 | $90.63 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $105.40 | $105.40 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $14.85 | $14.85 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $40.23 | $40.23 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
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
- Alabama$61.50
- Alaska$138.38
- Arizona$85.19
- Arkansas$53.27
- California$109.20
- 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.