Folate test cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $13.00 to $230.40, with a median of $91.02. The lowest price is at Big Sandy Medical Center (Big Sandy). The highest price is 17.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $91.02, is 6% above the US median of $85.80.
- That is 6.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($14.70).
- Montana ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 26 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$13.00Big Sandy Medical Center
Median$91.02half of hospitals charge less
Highest$230.40in Montana
Lowest saves$78.02vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Medical Center lowest Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Folic Acid | $13.00 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $16.34 | $16.34 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT BLOOD FOLIC ACID SER | $26.00 | $40.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY - CHEMISTRY | $46.50 | $54.70 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT FOLATE | $50.16 | $81.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Folate Level | $77.02 | $118.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Folate Level | $77.02 | $118.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Folate Level | $77.02 | $118.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Folate level | $77.02 | $118.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM CDM | $80.00 | $100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Folic acid level, serum | $82.00 | $82.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE | $86.40 | $108.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Folic acid level, serum | $86.40 | $96.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Folate LC | $95.63 | $119.54 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM - FOLATE | $104.00 | $130.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Folic acid level, serum | $108.30 | $114.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Folic acid level, serum | $115.00 | $115.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Folic acid level, serum | $118.95 | $158.60 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Folic acid level, serum | $123.00 | $123.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Folic acid level, serum | $129.00 | $172.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Folic acid level, serum | $129.00 | $172.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Folic acid level, serum | $148.00 | $148.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT FOLATEso | $149.00 | $149.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Folic acid level, serum | $183.60 | $204.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT FOLATE | $199.39 | $249.24 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Folic acid level, serum | $230.40 | $256.00 | Oct 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $86.40 | $95.20 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $46.50 | $64.25 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $118.95 | $118.95 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $77.02 | $77.02 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $77.02 | $77.02 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $77.02 | $77.02 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $108.30 | $108.30 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $183.60 | $183.60 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $16.34 | $16.34 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $149.00 | $149.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $95.63 | $95.63 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $230.40 | $230.40 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $148.00 | $148.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $77.02 | $77.02 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $50.16 | $50.16 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $199.39 | $199.39 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
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$76.50
- 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
- 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$64.80
- 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.