Folate test cost in New York
In New York, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $9.68 to $326.17, with a median of $55.38. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital (Westfield). The highest price is 33.7× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$9.68Westfield Memorial Hospital
Median$55.38half pay less
Highest$326.17in New York
Lowest saves$45.70vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY CHG ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $9.68 | $44.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Folate Blood Test measures Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) | $12.50 | $33.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Folate Blood Test measures Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) | $12.50 | $33.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Folate Blood Test measures Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) | $12.50 | $33.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $14.70 | $61.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $14.70 | $61.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $14.70 | $37.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $14.70 | $61.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $14.70 | $61.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC FOLIC ACID; SERUM | $14.70 | $61.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $17.64 | $213.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $17.64 | $131.23 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $17.64 | $131.23 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BLOOD FOLIC ACID SERUM | $17.64 | $213.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $20.00 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $23.31 | $33.30 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $24.99 | $124.95 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Folic Acid; Serum | $34.30 | $49.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $36.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $39.69 | $198.45 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $42.00 | — | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $43.25 | $66.54 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 82746 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM_01 | $44.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $44.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $44.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $44.00 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $53.21 | $81.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $53.21 | $81.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $53.21 | $81.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $53.21 | $81.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $55.38 | $276.92 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $55.38 | $276.92 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Blood Folic Acid Serum - Folate | $55.38 | $276.92 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Quest Folic Acid | $55.90 | $86.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY FOLATE, SERUM | $57.49 | $135.99 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $65.49 | $81.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $67.15 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $67.15 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ FOLATE/FOLIC ACID | $70.00 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Assay of Folic Acid Serum | $96.00 | — | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $96.13 | $147.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Folic Acid | $107.90 | $166.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Folic Acid | $108.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Folic Acid | $108.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Folic Acid | $108.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Folic Acid | $108.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Assay Folic Acid Serum Blood | $108.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC FOLATE _ SERUM | $130.30 | $200.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Folic Acid | $133.25 | $205.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Folates (Folic Acid) | $140.29 | $140.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $152.48 | $152.48 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Folic Acid; Serum | $165.87 | $207.34 | — source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Quest 7065 Folic Acid | $208.65 | $321.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Folic Acid; Serum | $231.30 | $289.12 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $240.00 | $240.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $252.95 | $252.95 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $258.00 | $258.00 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $271.00 | $271.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ FOLATE SERUM | $273.24 | $303.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $307.00 | $307.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $307.70 | $362.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Folate | $311.00 | $311.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Folate | $311.00 | $311.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $326.17 | $326.17 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $14.70 | $70.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $20.00 | $53.21 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $12.50 | $17.90 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $107.90 | $133.25 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $55.38 | $96.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $43.25 | $96.13 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $55.38 | $55.38 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $9.68 | $22.84 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $44.00 | $49.95 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $53.21 | $53.21 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $165.87 | $165.87 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $307.00 | $307.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $24.99 | $24.99 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $271.00 | $271.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $39.69 | $39.69 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
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
- Kentucky$184.11
- 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
- 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.