Folate (folic acid) test cost in Texas

Prices at 175 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $107 — 23% above the US median ($88), roughly 7.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $16 $15 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Methodist McKinney Hospital Mckinney, TX $17 $16 92 min 15.4%
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $18 $19 ★ 5/5 150 min 13.9%
Kell West Regional Hospital Wichita Falls, TX $24 $17 121 min 14.4%
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $25 $142 107 min 14.2%
Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi, TX $25 $12
Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX $25 $12
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $29 $70 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX $29 ★ 4/5 252 min 14.6%
Memorial Hermann Hospital System Houston, TX $29 ★ 3/5 229 min 14.8%
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $37 $114 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.4%
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $37 $52 80 min
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $37 $50 104 min
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $37 $31 94 min
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $38 $21 104 min
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $43 $82 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $44 $15
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $45 $177 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Yoakum County Hospital Denver City, TX $46 $32 14.9%
Brownfield Regional Medical Center Brownfield, TX $47 $36 111 min 15.0%
Hansford County Hospital Spearman, TX $47 $57 96 min 15.3%
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Burnet, TX $48 $15 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.7%
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX $48 $15 89 min 14.2%
University Health System San Antonio, TX $49 $22 ★ 3/5 374 min 15.1%
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $49 $22 ★ 2/5 190 min 14.6%

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 June 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)
$183
Cash / self-pay
$107
Insurer-negotiated
$27
Medicare pays
$15
$26$476
Median cash $107  ·  Medicare $15  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $107 — about 7.3× 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 $183 list price could save about $76 (41%).

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