Blood draw fee cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 62 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $2.70 to $61.00, with a median of $22.50. The lowest listed price is at Northwest Health - Porter — $19.80 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $23.50 at 116 hospitals.
- The median here, $22.50, is 34% above the US median of $16.83.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- 12 of 62 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 62 facilities across 44 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$2.70Northwest Health - Porter
Median$22.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$61.00in this market
Difference22.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $2.70Highest $1,262.10
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Health - Porter lowest Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 $ Contract Collection Charge Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2.70 | $10.00 | $2.40–$39.00 | 73% |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 995-3000 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $3.43 | $21.43 | $3.43–$412.00 | 84% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Drawing Fee File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $4.00 | — | — |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $7.06 | $25.20 | $8.32–$26.46 | 72% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $29.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $29.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $29.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $29.00 | — | 75% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Venipuncture File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.67 | $36.00 | $7.38–$109.00 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Rhc Venipunct File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.88 | $22.00 | $5.50–$38.57 | 64% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 DRAW FEE+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $72.00 | $2.37–$72.00 | 88% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $71.00 | $3.43–$58.93 | 87% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 VENIPUNCTURE BLOOD COLLECTION+5 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $69.00 | $3.43–$69.00 | 87% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Venipuncture File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9.29 | $36.00 | $36.00 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Venipuncture+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9.72 | $36.00 | $8.36–$109.00 | 73% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Lab Tech Draw - Blood Draw Venipuncture+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $11.59 | $61.00 | $1.56–$84.49 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Blood Draw Routn Venipunc+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $11.59 | $61.00 | $25.99–$51.12 | 81% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Venipuncture File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $12.89 | $36.00 | $8.36–$38.57 | 64% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 COLLECTION OF VENOUS BLOOD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.34 | $13.34 | — | — |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $13.95 | $58.00 | $22.62–$59.74 | 76% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Lab Tech Draw - Blood Draw Venipuncture+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $14.03 | $61.00 | $3.64–$64.29 | 77% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 CATH LAB VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $14.46 | $42.54 | $6.29–$27.65 | 66% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 BLOOD DRAW (VENIPUNCTURE) File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $15.45 | $25.75 | $15.45–$42.54 | 40% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Specimen Collection+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $16.10 | $23.00 | $0.01–$24.65 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Routine Venipuncure+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $16.10 | $23.00 | $0.01–$24.65 | 30% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 COLLECTION: Venous Draw+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $16.47 | $48.45 | $7.17–$31.49 | 66% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.80 | $24.00 | $1.08–$19.20 | 30% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.89 | $16.89 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $17.90 | $17.90 | $2.63–$13.08 | — |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Onc Venipuncture Routine BCE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $18.31 | $53.85 | $8.57–$35.00 | 66% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Venipuncture Lab Draw-Endo Lab+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $20.15 | $31.00 | $4.19–$16.93 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Phlebotomy Charge+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $20.15 | $31.00 | $4.19–$16.93 | 35% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 COLLECTION: Venous Draw+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.33 | $79.00 | $8.24–$66.36 | 73% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Collection Of Venous Blood By Venipuncture-Laf File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$43.83 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$40.50 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$40.05 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$37.04 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$36.32 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$37.71 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$37.31 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$40.05 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$37.80 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$38.07 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 VENIPUNCTURE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $22.50 | $45.00 | $2.40–$36.00 | 50% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $23.43 | $71.00 | $3.00–$33.37 | 67% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 BLOOD DRAW ROUTINE(VENIPNCTRE) File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $25.52 | $42.54 | $15.45–$42.54 | 40% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 VENIPUNCTURE File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $29.26 | $36.58 | — | 20% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.80 | $44.00 | $14.96–$44.00 | 30% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB VENIPUNCTURE LAB DRAW-ENDO LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB BLOOD DRAW PHLEBOTOMY+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC LAB DRAW OTHER File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $32.32 | $43.10 | — | 25% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $16.32–$48.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $11.23–$48.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $9.12–$48.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $7.15–$48.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $7.68–$48.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $10.17–$48.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $9.26–$48.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Phlebotomy, Blood Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $48.00 | $3.31–$48.00 | 30% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $37.29 | $49.72 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $41.67 | $55.56 | — | 25% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE+7 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $44.10 | $63.00 | $10.71–$92.00 | 30% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Routine Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.00 | $46.00 | — | — |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.00 | $49.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.00 | $49.00 | — | — |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 VENIPUNCTURE,ROUTINE File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $60.09 | $60.09 | $3.00–$25.84 | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Collection Of Venous Blood By Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.00 | $61.00 | — | — |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC COLLECTION OF VENOUS BLOOD BY VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.00 | $61.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Collection Of Venous Blood By Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $65.00 | — | — |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Paternity Test Spec Coll File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $0.01–$87.22 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Paternity Test Spec Coll File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $68.60 | $98.00 | $0.01–$87.22 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 ER VENIPUNCTURE File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $143.79 | $179.74 | — | 20% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $573.30 | $819.00 | $3.00–$36.49 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $653.80 | $934.00 | $3.00–$31.50 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $675.50 | $965.00 | $3.00–$46.46 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $702.80 | $1,004.00 | $3.00–$36.49 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $935.90 | $1,337.00 | $1.50–$13.64 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $952.70 | $1,361.00 | $0.01–$303.71 | 30% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 DRAWING BLOOD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,093.54 | $4,050.16 | $8.24–$3,402.13 | 73% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Venipuncture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,262.10 | $1,803.00 | $3.00–$13.64 | 30% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $2.70, median $22.50, highest $61.00 — a 22.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 42 facilities here, median $22.50. 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 40 of 45 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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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