Folate (folic acid) test cost in Wisconsin

Prices at 93 hospitals in Wisconsin, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $99 — 13% above the US median ($87), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI $18 $13 ★ 2/5 120 min —
Mental Health Emergency Center, Inc Milwaukee, WI $21 $15 — — —
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI $21 $25 ★ 5/5 96 min —
Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg, WI $40 — — — —
Ascension Ne Wisconsin-St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI $42 $20 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay, WI $43 $40 ★ 4/5 151 min —
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto, WI $43 $40 — 87 min —
Holy Family Memorial Manitowoc, WI $46 $44 ★ 3/5 138 min —
Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI $54 $76 ★ 4/5 171 min —
Ascension All Saints Hospital Racine, WI $56 $21 ★ 2/5 146 min —
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI $56 $21 ★ 5/5 124 min —
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $56 $21 — — —
Beloit Health System Beloit, WI $59 $100 ★ 3/5 129 min —
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr-Neenah Neenah, WI $60 $18 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI $60 $18 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose, WI $60 $34 — 121 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-New London New London, WI $60 $33 — 83 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca, WI $60 $32 ★ 3/5 120 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Shawano Shawano, WI $60 $27 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin Inc Berlin, WI $60 $28 ★ 3/5 110 min —
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI $62 $20 — 86 min —
Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI $65 $51 ★ 4/5 108 min —
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics Boscobel, WI $72 $70 — 116 min —
Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI $73 $59 ★ 5/5 117 min —
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro, WI $84 $83 — 121 min —

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 October 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)
$148
Cash / self-pay
$99
Insurer-negotiated
$59
Medicare pays
$15
$56$171
Median cash $99  ·  Medicare $15  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $99 — about 6.7× 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 $148 list price could save about $49 (33%).

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