Folate test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 83 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $10.00 to $214.00, with a median of $89.60. The lowest price is at Loring Hospital (Sac City). The highest price is 21.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $89.60, is 4% above the US median of $86.00.
- That is 6.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Iowa ranks 29th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 83 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.00Loring Hospital
Median$89.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$214.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$79.60vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loring Hospital lowest Sac City · Sac City, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $10.00 | $12.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA CHG BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $17.60 | $22.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Folic acid level, serum | $20.00 | $25.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC FOLIC ACID | $20.25 | $45.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC FOLIC ACID | $22.50 | $45.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA FOLATE /ALL EXCEPT/H/T/U/ | $28.00 | $35.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Folate | $30.90 | $103.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Folate (Folic Acid), Serum | $37.20 | $62.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA Folate (Folic Acid), Serum | $37.20 | $62.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Folic Acid | $46.15 | $71.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB MAPS FOLIC ACID, PLASMA | $47.60 | $68.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB MAPS FOLIC ACID, PLASMA | $47.60 | $68.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Folate (Folic Acid) -Sendout | $48.60 | $81.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Folic acid level, serum | $52.00 | $52.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Folic acid level, serum | $56.20 | $140.49 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA FOLATE /ALL EXCEPT/H/T/U/ | $57.68 | $103.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA FOLATE FOLIC ACID SERUM | $61.00 | $61.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $64.28 | $80.35 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $64.28 | $80.35 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Folic acid level, serum | $66.04 | $127.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Folic Acid | $70.20 | $108.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Folic Acid | $70.20 | $108.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Folic acid level, serum | $70.40 | $88.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Folic acid level, serum | $71.40 | $119.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Folic Acid | $71.50 | $110.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Assay Of Folic Acid Serum | $72.00 | $72.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA Folate Level | $80.00 | $100.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA FOLATE /ALL EXCEPT/H/T/U/ | $80.75 | $100.94 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA FOLIC ACID;SERU | $80.75 | $95.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Folic acid level, serum | $84.70 | $121.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Folic acid level, serum | $87.21 | $153.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Folic acid level, serum | $87.50 | $125.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Folic acid level, serum | $89.60 | $112.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Folic acid level, serum | $91.20 | $152.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $92.80 | $116.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Folic Acid | $94.25 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Folic Acid | $94.25 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Folic Acid | $94.25 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Folic Acid | $94.25 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Folic Acid | $94.25 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Folic Acid Blood | $94.50 | $126.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PERRY-FOLIC ACID (FOLATE) | $96.00 | $147.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Folic acid level, serum | $96.28 | $166.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Folic acid level, serum | $96.85 | $149.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Folic acid level, serum | $98.40 | $123.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Folic acid level, serum | $99.00 | $165.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Folic acid level, serum | $99.50 | $148.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $99.79 | $168.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Folic acid level, serum | $100.50 | $134.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Folic acid; serum | $100.50 | $134.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Folic acid level, serum | $101.25 | $135.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA FOLATE | $103.60 | $148.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Folic acid level, serum | $103.80 | $173.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Folic Acid | $107.90 | $166.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC FOLIC ACID | $107.93 | $251.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA FOLATE /ALL EXCEPT/H/T/U/ | $113.00 | $142.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Folic acid level, serum | $115.36 | $115.36 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Folic acid level, serum | $115.50 | $154.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA FOLATE 82746 | $116.80 | $146.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Folic acid level, serum | $121.50 | $162.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Folic acid level, serum | $121.60 | $152.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Folic acid level, serum | $125.00 | $125.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $129.01 | $133.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Folic Acid | $130.65 | $201.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $134.90 | $142.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Folic acid level, serum | $135.80 | $194.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Folic acid level, serum | $137.70 | $153.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $138.71 | $143.00 | — source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $138.71 | $143.00 | — source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Folic acid level, serum | $139.20 | $174.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Folic Acid | $145.00 | $145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Folic acid level, serum | $150.00 | $150.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Folic acid level, serum | $156.60 | $261.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Folic Acid | $214.00 | $214.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $72.00 | $96.00 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $66.04 | $70.20 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $37.20 | $48.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $46.15 | $83.61 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $47.60 | $47.60 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $22.50 | $30.90 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $20.00 | $24.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $52.00 | $75.75 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $37.20 | $72.55 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $156.60 | $156.60 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $98.40 | $98.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $84.70 | $84.70 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $64.28 | $64.28 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $145.00 | $145.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $56.20 | $56.20 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $115.50 | $115.50 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $91.20 | $91.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $20.25 | $20.25 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $64.28 | $64.28 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $135.80 | $135.80 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $121.60 | $121.60 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $138.71 | $138.71 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $71.40 | $71.40 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $101.25 | $101.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $137.70 | $137.70 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $96.28 | $96.28 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $80.75 | $80.75 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $115.36 | $115.36 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $57.68 | $57.68 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $92.80 | $92.80 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $71.50 | $71.50 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $94.25 | $94.25 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $70.40 | $70.40 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $103.80 | $103.80 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $138.71 | $138.71 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $116.80 | $116.80 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $96.85 | $96.85 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $103.60 | $103.60 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $129.01 | $129.01 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $134.90 | $134.90 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $87.21 | $87.21 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $99.79 | $99.79 |
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
- 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
- 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.