Folate test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $9.60 to $927.07, with a median of $98.57. The lowest price is at Norton Audubon Hospital (Louisville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 96.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $98.57, is 15% above the US median of $86.00.
- That is 6.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Kentucky ranks 35th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 79 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.60Norton Audubon Hospital + 5 more
Median$98.57half of hospitals charge less
Highest$927.07in Kentucky
Lowest saves$88.97vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, KY HB GM -FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM -FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM -FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM -FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM -FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM -FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY FOLATE | $21.50 | $43.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $23.52 | $98.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC FOLIC ACID SERUM REF | $32.19 | $247.61 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CHEM-FOLIC ACID | $33.00 | $55.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-FOLIC ACID | $33.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY CHEM-FOLIC ACID | $33.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-FOLIC ACID | $33.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY FOLATE RBC | $38.63 | $51.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Folic acid; serum | $38.90 | $97.24 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB FOLIC ACID | $44.10 | $44.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab FolateSerum | $45.27 | $129.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Folic acid level, serum | $48.35 | $58.25 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $49.32 | $137.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Folic acid level, serum | $54.00 | $72.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Lab FolateSerum | $54.44 | $129.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab FolateSerum | $58.62 | $121.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab FolateSerum | $60.05 | $143.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Folate LC | $62.25 | $103.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB FOLATESERUM | $63.41 | $143.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC FOLATE | $64.16 | $206.95 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY FOLATE SERUM | $64.61 | $99.40 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG FOLIC ACID | $66.46 | $166.13 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab FolateSerum | $67.91 | $143.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Folic acid; serum | $76.10 | $190.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $76.20 | $127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab FolateSerum | $76.71 | $143.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $77.70 | $111.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab FolateSerum | $78.94 | $209.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Folic acid level, serum | $81.25 | $125.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Folic acid level, serum | $81.25 | $125.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $84.54 | $211.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY FOLIC ACID SERUM | $96.00 | $160.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $98.04 | $258.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Folic acid; serum | $98.57 | $246.42 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Folic acid level, serum | $105.60 | $105.60 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Folic acid level, serum | $106.00 | $212.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Folic acid; serum | $108.48 | $271.21 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY FOLATE | $109.60 | $137.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $110.25 | $245.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $119.25 | $265.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Folic acid level, serum | $126.47 | $210.78 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Folic acid level, serum | $127.68 | $168.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Folic acid; serum | $139.29 | $348.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Folic acid; serum | $143.46 | $358.64 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC FOLATE | $157.45 | $335.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $157.80 | $263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY CHEM-FOLIC ACID | $173.99 | $289.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY FOLIC ACID | $193.20 | $322.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Folic acid; serum | $212.22 | $530.56 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Folic acid level, serum | $213.85 | $329.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Folic acid; serum | $225.15 | $562.88 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY FOLIC ACID | $235.80 | $393.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Folic acid level, serum | $241.63 | $402.71 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY FOLIC ACID | $244.80 | $408.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY FOLIC ACID | $255.60 | $426.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY FOLIC ACID | $255.60 | $426.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY FOLIC ACID | $255.60 | $426.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY FOLIC ACID | $266.40 | $444.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY FOLIC ACID | $266.40 | $444.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY FOLIC ACID | $301.20 | $502.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY FOLIC ACID | $301.20 | $502.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY FOLIC ACID | $301.20 | $502.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY FOLIC ACID | $301.20 | $502.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM | $339.15 | $339.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY Folic acid; serum | $395.01 | $395.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY Folic acid; serum | $927.07 | $927.07 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $9.60 | $49.32 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $60.05 | $80.62 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $45.27 | $188.66 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $255.60 | $283.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $58.62 | $101.94 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $62.25 | $157.80 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $66.46 | $154.04 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $105.60 | $170.70 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $38.63 | $38.63 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $81.25 | $81.25 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $77.70 | $77.70 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $44.10 | $44.10 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $64.16 | $64.16 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $184.11 | $184.11 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $38.90 | $38.90 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $395.01 | $395.01 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $81.25 | $81.25 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $255.60 | $255.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $21.50 | $21.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $301.20 | $301.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $266.40 | $266.40 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $126.47 | $126.47 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $225.15 | $225.15 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $109.60 | $109.60 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $139.29 | $139.29 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $64.61 | $64.61 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $157.45 | $157.45 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $32.19 | $32.19 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $143.46 | $143.46 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $78.94 | $78.94 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $213.85 | $213.85 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $255.60 | $255.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $173.99 | $173.99 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $48.35 | $48.35 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $301.20 | $301.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $244.80 | $244.80 |
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
- Iowa$89.60
- Kansas$98.15
- 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.