Folate (folic acid) test cost in Nevada

Prices at 13 hospitals in Nevada, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $105 — 20% above the US median ($87), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $22 $41 ★ 2/5 124 min —
Humboldt General Hospital Winnemucca, NV $86 $44 ★ 2/5 113 min —
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Elko, NV $86 — ★ 3/5 207 min —
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals-Rose De Lima Henderson, NV $103 $26 — 100 min —
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Carson City, NV $107 $29 ★ 2/5 167 min —
Pershing General Hospital Lovelock, NV $133 $120 — 113 min —
University Medical Center Las Vegas, NV $157 $16 ★ 2/5 238 min —
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals-North Las Vegas North Las Vegas, NV $223 $250 — 91 min —
Incline Village Community Hospital Incline Village, NV $226 $203 — 85 min —
Boulder City Hospital Boulder City, NV $418 — — 108 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)
$243
Cash / self-pay
$105
Insurer-negotiated
$41
Medicare pays
$15
$15$226
Median cash $105  ·  Medicare $15  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $105 — about 7.1× 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 $243 list price could save about $138 (57%).

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