Blood draw fee cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $3.68 to $14.70, with a median of $9.90. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $6.22 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $13.30 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $3.68 | $8.18 | $3.77–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $4.35 | $9.67 | $2.40–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $7.00 | $7.00 | $2.22–$15.06 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $9.90 | $22.00 | $2.40–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 Venipuncture Collection | $13.30 | $19.00 | $4.99–$19.36 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 Venipuncture Collection | $14.00 | $20.00 | $6.67–$20.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Venipuncture | $14.00 | $14.00 | $2.22–$15.06 | — | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 Venipuncture Collection | $14.70 | $21.00 | $6.55–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Chg Collection Normal Venipuncture - Lab Resear | $18.20 | $26.00 | $6.83–$26.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Chg Collection Pager Venipuncture - Lab Researc | $18.90 | $27.00 | $6.67–$27.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Chg Collection Normal Venipuncture - Lab Resear | $18.90 | $27.00 | $6.67–$27.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Chg Collection Normal Venipuncture - Lab Resear | $19.60 | $28.00 | $6.55–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Chg Collection Pager Venipuncture - Lab Researc | $19.60 | $28.00 | $6.55–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3.68, median $9.90, highest $14.70 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $11.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.