Folate test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $9.60 to $339.15, with a median of $184.11. The lowest price is at Norton Hospitals (Louisville). The highest price is 35.3× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$9.60Norton Hospitals
Median$184.11half pay less
Highest$339.15in Kentucky
Lowest saves$174.51vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB GM -FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.60 | $48.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Health System Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY CHG ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $27.30 | $78.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County Morganfield · Morganfield, KY FOLATE | $27.30 | $78.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG FOLIC ACID | $66.46 | $166.13 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $76.20 | $127.00 | — 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 |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $157.80 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Eastern Byp Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Folic acid level, serum | $184.11 | $245.48 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC FOLATE LEVEL SERUM | $339.15 | $339.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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 | 3 | $9.60 | $184.11 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $184.11 | $261.63 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $84.54 | $134.32 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $157.80 | $170.96 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $76.20 | $130.16 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $184.11 | $184.11 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $66.46 | $66.46 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
What it is
A folate test measures folic acid in the blood. It is ordered for anemia with large red blood cells, usually together with a vitamin B12 test (82607).
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Folate (folic acid) blood test in other states
- Alabama$156.50
- Alaska$144.30
- Arizona$108.73
- Arkansas$58.14
- California$90.00
- Colorado$89.60
- Connecticut$56.98
- Delaware$196.63
- Florida$116.51
- Georgia$260.91
- Hawaii$73.20
- Idaho$65.00
- Illinois$87.50
- Indiana$71.46
- Iowa$48.60
- Kansas$107.58
- Louisiana$34.58
- Maine$62.50
- Maryland$41.17
- Massachusetts$68.00
- Michigan$68.85
- Minnesota$79.56
- Mississippi$67.00
- Missouri$78.15
- Montana$82.40
- Nebraska$95.46
- Nevada$86.60
- New Hampshire$78.07
- New Jersey$16.91
- New Mexico$72.40
- New York$55.38
- North Carolina$104.18
- North Dakota$55.21
- Ohio$65.65
- Oklahoma$59.52
- Oregon$72.84
- Pennsylvania$86.80
- Puerto Rico$8.00
- Rhode Island$82.00
- South Carolina$118.50
- South Dakota$88.80
- Tennessee$44.66
- Texas$24.61
- Utah$168.49
- Vermont$113.98
- Virginia$61.93
- Washington$106.08
- West Virginia$70.72
- Wisconsin$98.80
- Wyoming$29.92
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.