Blood draw fee cost in Bakersfield, CA — inpatient
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $20.64 to $20.64, with a median of $20.64. Across California, the median is $26.52 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Collection of venous blood by venipunctu | $20.64 | $38.95 | — | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Routine venipuncture | $20.64 | $38.95 | — | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.64, median $20.64, highest $20.64.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $20.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This code is the fee for drawing blood from a vein with a needle. It covers the collection only, not any lab test run on the blood.
What the price covers
The price covers the draw itself. Each lab test run on the sample is billed under its own code.