Blood draw fee cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $4.55 to $48.00, with a median of $7.28. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals — $2.73 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $6.48 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.18 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $3.05–$8.36 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $3.05–$8.36 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.64 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.61–$8.64 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.64 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.36 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.36 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.64 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.18 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.75–$8.36 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD | $4.55 | $9.09 | $2.82–$8.00 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $10.00 | $20.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Venipuncture | $25.65 | $95.00 | $32.78 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Venipuncture | $25.65 | $95.00 | $27.65–$32.78 | 73% | — source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (OP LAB) | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (PSS) | $35.00 | $35.00 | $27.72–$33.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (OP LAB) | $35.00 | $35.00 | $27.72–$33.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW | $35.00 | $35.00 | $27.72–$33.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW | $35.00 | $35.00 | $27.72–$33.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (PSS) | $35.00 | $35.00 | $27.72–$33.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (OP LAB) | $35.00 | $35.00 | $27.72–$33.25 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG ROUTINE VENI FEE (PSS) | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG VENI FEE - RAD ONC | $36.00 | $36.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $36.00 | $36.00 | $28.51–$34.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG VENI FEE - RAD ONC | $36.00 | $36.00 | $28.51–$34.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $36.00 | $36.00 | $28.51–$34.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG VENI FEE - RAD ONC | $36.00 | $36.00 | $28.51–$34.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG VENIPUNCTURE | $36.00 | $36.00 | $28.51–$34.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG VENIPUNCTURE | $36.00 | $36.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 CHG VENIPUNCTURE | $36.00 | $36.00 | $28.51–$34.20 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $36.00 | $36.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $38.00 | $76.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC VENIPUNCTURE/4 | $48.00 | $64.00 | $3.00–$64.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC VENIPUNCTURE/4 | $48.00 | $64.00 | $3.00–$64.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC VENIPUNCTURE/3 | $48.00 | $64.00 | $3.00–$64.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC VENIPUNCTURE/3 | $48.00 | $64.00 | $3.00–$64.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4.55, median $7.28, highest $48.00 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $7.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 13 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.