Blood draw fee cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $9.23 to $18.60, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $8.77 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $14.80 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital lowest Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Venipuncture | $9.23 | $12.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Venipuncture | $9.23 | $12.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital lowest Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Venipuncture for Study | $9.23 | $12.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture|By Specialist | $11.22 | $22.00 | $7.16–$22.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture|By Midlevel | $11.22 | $22.00 | $6.09–$19.19 | 49% | — source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Venipuncture Venous | $14.80 | $37.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Phlebotomy | $18.60 | $31.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Phlebotomy | $18.60 | $31.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Venipuncture Only | $23.46 | $46.00 | $22.08–$46.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Venipuncture | $23.46 | $46.00 | $22.08–$46.00 | 49% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $9.23, median $18.00, highest $18.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $11.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36415 ($18.72). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC PHLEBOTOMY | $1.00 | file |