Folate (folic acid) test cost in Florida

Prices at 96 hospitals in Florida, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $163 — 87% above the US median ($87), roughly 11.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Mary's Medical Center West Palm Beach, FL $29 ★ 1/5 159 min 15.2%
Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL $32 $20
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL $36 $81 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.8%
Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL $36 $81 ★ 5/5 194 min 14.5%
Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL $36 $81 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.3%
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL $38 $15 ★ 3/5 161 min 14.6%
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL $38 $20 ★ 4/5 123 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg, FL $38 $21 ★ 3/5 192 min 14.3%
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns, FL $38 $21 ★ 4/5 122 min 15.2%
Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah, FL $45 $15 ★ 2/5 194 min 15.3%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL $49 $15 ★ 5/5 204 min 15.7%
Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice North Venice, FL $49 $15 ★ 5/5 223 min 15.4%
Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale, FL $51 $14 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.8%
Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL $55 $15 ★ 4/5 143 min 14.1%
HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL $63 $15 ★ 2/5 134 min 16.4%
Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL $66 $46 ★ 5/5 214 min 15.9%
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL $72 $15 ★ 4/5 217 min 13.5%
Doctors Memorial Hospital Bonifay, FL $73 $40 ★ 2/5 123 min 15.3%
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, FL $77 $635 ★ 1/5 162 min 16.7%
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart, FL $83 $15 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.0%
Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL $92 $42 ★ 4/5 148 min 14.6%
Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL $92 $42 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.8%
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital New Port Richey, FL $92 $43 ★ 3/5 193 min 16.0%
Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow, FL $92 $42 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.1%
Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL $92 $43 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.8%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$209
Cash / self-pay
$163
Insurer-negotiated
$18
Medicare pays
$15
$36$348
Median cash $163  ·  Medicare $15  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $163 — about 11.1× the Medicare rate ($15). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($29).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $209 list price could save about $46 (22%).

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