Blood draw fee cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 17 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $4.67 to $48.00, with a median of $6.64. The lowest listed price is at Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals — $1.97 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $8.86 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $6.64, is 61% below the US median of $16.83.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- 3 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Nov 4, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $2.02–$11.68 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $1.33–$9.84 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $2.02–$11.68 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $0.92–$11.68 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $1.18–$11.68 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $1.02–$11.68 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $1.11–$11.68 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $9.34 | $0.91–$11.68 | 50% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 ER - Veni Draw File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.64 | $24.60 | $2.34 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 COLLECTION: Venous Draw+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $8.53 | $31.60 | $2.34–$38.00 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 Venipuncture+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $8.91 | $33.00 | $2.34–$38.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.00 | $20.00 | — | 50% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Venipuncture+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.65 | $95.00 | $8.34–$61.75 | 73% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (PSS)+2 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | $1.74–$33.25 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (PSS)+2 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | $1.74–$33.25 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (OP LAB)+2 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | $1.74–$33.25 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG VENI FEE - RAD ONC+2 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $36.00 | $1.74–$34.20 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE+2 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $36.00 | $1.74–$34.20 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG VENIPUNCTURE+2 more lines at this price File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $36.00 | $1.74–$34.20 | — |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $76.00 | — | 50% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 VENIPUNCTURE/4+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $48.00 | $64.00 | $3.00–$64.00 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 VENIPUNCTURE/3+1 more line at this price File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $48.00 | $64.00 | $3.00–$64.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $4.67, median $6.64, highest $48.00 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $7.34. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 15 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.
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