Blood draw fee cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $5.00 to $18.50, with a median of $5.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $22.10 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $5.00 | $10.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $5.00 | $10.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $18.50 | $37.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $5.00, highest $18.50 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.