Folate (folic acid) test cost in West Virginia

Prices at 31 hospitals in West Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $74 — 15% below the US median ($87), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $12 ★ 3/5 105 min 15.4%
Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV $26 $15 ★ 4/5 195 min 15.5%
Mon Health Marion Whitehall, WV $26 $15 90 min 15.1%
Webster Memorial Hospital Webster Springs, WV $30 $9 77 min
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc Glen Dale, WV $33 $15 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.0%
Williamson Memorial Inc Williamson, WV $44 $18
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $47 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.1%
Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc Gassaway, WV $52 102 min 15.0%
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $60 ★ 1/5 118 min 15.5%
Minnie Hamilton Health System Grantsville, WV $63 $44 76 min
Raleigh General Hospital Beckley, WV $67 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.7%
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $67 ★ 3/5 133 min 14.8%
St Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon, Inc Buckhannon, WV $69 ★ 3/5 142 min 16.4%
Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery, WV $70 $20 110 min 14.7%
Wheeling Hospital, Inc Wheeling, WV $70 $15 ★ 2/5 207 min 15.5%
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye, WV $74 $78 103 min 14.9%
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc Princeton, WV $75 $15 ★ 2/5 174 min 16.6%
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $79 $15 ★ 3/5 137 min 15.3%
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi, WV $83 $105 108 min
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $84 $15 ★ 2/5 226 min 16.8%
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $90 ★ 1/5 161 min 14.5%
Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood, WV $91 $109 111 min 15.0%
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $96 $15 ★ 3/5 160 min 15.1%
United Hospital Center, Inc Bridgeport, WV $102 $15 ★ 4/5 206 min 16.3%
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc Morgantown, WV $119 $15 ★ 3/5 177 min 15.2%

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)
$138
Cash / self-pay
$74
Insurer-negotiated
$15
Medicare pays
$15
$30$174
Median cash $74  ·  Medicare $15  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $74 — about 5.0× 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 $138 list price could save about $64 (46%).

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