Folate test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for folate (folic acid) blood test: from $14.00 to $1,187.40, with a median of $86.80. The lowest price is at AHN Wexford Hospital (Wexford). The highest price is 84.8× 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$14.00AHN Wexford Hospital
Median$86.80half pay less
Highest$1,187.40in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$72.80vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA CHG ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $11.44 | $44.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum | $14.00 | $151.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Blood Folic Acid Serum | $14.00 | $185.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82746 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM Tech | $16.47 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82746 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM Tech | $22.93 | $96.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Folate Level. | $24.97 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 82746 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM Tech | $27.83 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82746 ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM Tech | $30.21 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Folate Level | $31.80 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA FOLATE SERUM | $40.68 | $113.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $42.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Folic Acid Level, Serum | $45.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Folic Acid Level, Serum | $45.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Folic Acid Level, Serum | $45.00 | $202.25 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Folic Acid Level, Serum | $45.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Folic Acid Level, Serum | $45.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Folic Acid Level, Serum | $45.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Folic Acid Level, Serum | $45.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA FOLATE-SERUM-E | $46.76 | $66.80 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA FOLATE-SERUM-E | $46.76 | $66.80 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Global Maps Urine-Baylor #42 | $52.72 | $52.72 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA FOLATE SERUM | $58.20 | $97.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Quest Folic Acid | $62.40 | $96.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC FOLIC ACID | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC FOLIC ACID | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC FOLIC ACID | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC FOLIC ACID | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC FOLIC ACID | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC FOLIC ACID | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $76.80 | $128.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA FOLATE | $79.20 | $132.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA FOLATE SERUM | $83.40 | $139.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Folate (Fol Acid) | $86.80 | $217.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $89.40 | $149.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $90.60 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Folate Level | $97.00 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Folate Level | $97.00 | $97.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Folate Level | $97.00 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Folate Level | $97.00 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Folate Level | $97.00 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC FOLIC ACID SERUM | $99.00 | $165.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA FOLATE LEVEL | $103.80 | $173.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA RBC FOLATE | $105.00 | $175.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA FOLATE SERUM | $117.00 | $195.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $120.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Folic Acid; Serum | $123.60 | $154.50 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ASSAY OF FOLIC ACID SERUM | $129.90 | $129.90 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA FOLATE SERUM | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA FOLATE SERUM | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA FOLIC ACID LEVEL; SERUM | $131.00 | $262.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA FOLATE SERUM | $142.20 | $237.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA FOLATE SERUM | $162.00 | $270.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Quest 7065 Folic Acid | $180.70 | $278.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Folic Acid | $182.00 | $280.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $201.60 | $336.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA FOLIC ACID SERUM PNL 2979 | $202.20 | $337.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Folic Acid; Serum | $205.20 | $256.50 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA FOLIC ACID (SERUM FOLATE) | $222.00 | $370.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC FOLATE SERUM | $257.40 | $429.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Folic Acid; Serum | $302.02 | $377.52 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA FOLIC ACID SERUM PNL 2979 | $1,187.40 | $1,979.00 | Mar 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $11.44 | $110.40 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $14.00 | $86.80 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 6 | $16.47 | $31.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $27.83 | $45.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $123.60 | $205.20 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $45.00 | $75.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $97.00 | $108.50 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $130.80 | $166.50 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $79.20 | $79.20 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $83.40 | $83.40 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $201.60 | $201.60 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $76.80 | $76.80 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $89.40 | $89.40 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $40.68 | $40.68 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $24.97 | $24.97 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $46.76 | $46.76 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $130.80 | $130.80 |
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
- New York$55.38
- North Carolina$104.18
- North Dakota$55.21
- Ohio$65.65
- Oklahoma$59.52
- Oregon$72.84
- 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.