Blood Draw (Venipuncture) cost at US hospitals

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture · CPT 36415

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Blood Draw (Venipuncture)

This code covers the act of drawing blood from a vein with a needle — the few minutes at the chair with the tourniquet and the tube. It is not a test result. Whatever the blood is later tested for is billed under its own separate codes.

$1.76

lowest cash price

$21.66

national median

$214.57

highest cash price

883

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $1.76–$214.57 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$214.57

HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL — ENGLEWOOD, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($20.30) → Sep 1, 2026 ($23.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $24.96 $50.70 $78.78
Arizona 6 $13.52 $14.58 $29.68
Arkansas 11 $5.70 $16.25 $198.25
California 90 $4.94 $26.52 $84.46
Colorado 15 $10.04 $59.58 $202.81
Florida 78 $3.90 $28.15 $214.57
Georgia 25 $12.48 $14.00 $160.79
Hawaii 2 $6.72 $6.72 $13.50
Illinois 43 $10.00 $23.76 $46.80
Indiana 26 $10.50 $27.60 $127.85
Iowa 25 $12.95 $29.25 $65.22
Kansas 10 $18.00 $36.80 $50.79
Kentucky 23 $13.80 $21.20 $127.85
Louisiana 1 $4.42 $4.42 $4.42
Maine 7 $20.30 $25.65 $41.80
Maryland 2 $12.60 $12.60 $12.60
Michigan 27 $5.04 $19.00 $54.88
Minnesota 19 $14.84 $24.00 $47.26
Mississippi 11 $1.76 $9.12 $14.56
Missouri 15 $11.00 $15.95 $57.59
Montana 2 $85.60 $85.60 $96.80
Nebraska 12 $16.56 $40.74 $96.05
Nevada 4 $18.92 $20.91 $29.18
New Hampshire 1 $51.00 $51.00 $51.00
New Jersey 23 $9.09 $9.71 $29.00
New Mexico 2 $15.12 $15.12 $15.12
New York 23 $7.20 $9.34 $117.00
North Carolina 15 $4.55 $4.55 $31.00
North Dakota 4 $25.60 $25.60 $25.60
Ohio 68 $7.80 $18.00 $40.95
Oklahoma 15 $8.97 $12.35 $186.55
Oregon 10 $13.74 $19.50 $21.00
Pennsylvania 33 $5.00 $10.20 $34.00
South Carolina 11 $7.00 $18.50 $38.00
South Dakota 7 $19.20 $25.60 $27.20
Tennessee 38 $4.20 $6.90 $119.00
Texas 113 $8.50 $25.87 $205.20
Virginia 43 $6.67 $19.50 $94.28
Washington 32 $8.40 $24.23 $60.90
West Virginia 18 $5.50 $16.00 $52.00
Wisconsin 35 $12.50 $15.90 $62.48
Wyoming 2 $45.71 $45.71 $50.03

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $23.76 $2.37 – $23.35
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $23.85 $3.00 – $15.32
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $24.00 $9.34 – $54.40
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $24.00 $6.07 – $16.34
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $24.00 $11.40 – $27.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $24.00 $11.40 – $27.00
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $24.00 not published
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $24.05 $2.34 – $37.00
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $24.05 $2.34 – $37.00
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $24.20 $3.00 – $9.75
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $24.23 $4.41 – $54.86
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $24.38 $3.00 – $27.14
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $24.38 $3.00 – $27.14
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $24.48 $2.48 – $23.35
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $24.75 $3.39 – $16.81
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $24.75 $3.60 – $28.45
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $24.85 $4.50 – $40.50
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $24.96 not published
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $24.96 $8.41 – $21.86
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $24.96 $8.41 – $28.37
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $24.96 $8.41 – $20.73
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA $24.96 $9.34 – $17.28
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL $25.00 $3.00 – $112.55
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $25.29 $3.00 – $15.91
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $25.35 $0.08 – $0.09
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $25.38 $2.10 – $42.00
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $25.50 $8.87 – $19.95
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $25.50 $8.87 – $19.95
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $25.60 $3.08 – $52.93
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $25.60 $10.05 – $28.80
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $25.60 $14.59 – $28.80
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $25.60 $10.94 – $28.80
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $25.60 $15.81 – $28.80

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