Blood draw fee cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 21 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $5.74 to $320.00, with a median of $120.72. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $114.98 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $30.38 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $120.72, is 617% above the US median of $16.83.
- That is 12.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- 17 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 9 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $5.74 | $16.40 | $3.00–$29.98 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC RESEARCH VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $6.07 | $17.33 | $3.00–$29.98 | 65% |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $10.50 | $15.00 | $7.65–$12.75 | 30% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC DUI DRAW ONLY File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $11.73 | $33.50 | $3.00–$2,133.00 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB HUM DRAWING CHARGE File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $15.05 | $23.15 | $2.32–$21.30 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB DRAWING CHARGE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $20.15 | $31.00 | $3.10–$28.52 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $27.95 | $43.00 | $4.30–$39.56 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=VENI SPEC PROCURE OP File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $5.30–$48.76 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=QPSYED=VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $35.10 | $54.00 | $5.40–$49.68 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=VENI SPEC PROCURE INPATIENT File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $35.75 | $55.00 | $5.50–$50.60 | 35% |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $56.87 | $149.25 | $7.94–$134.33 | 62% |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $59.65 | $59.65 | $16.05–$26.37 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $120.72 | $120.72 | $18.35–$108.65 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $120.72 | $120.72 | $18.35–$108.65 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $120.72 | $120.72 | $18.35–$108.65 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $126.52 | $126.52 | $19.23–$113.87 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $126.52 | $126.52 | $19.23–$113.87 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $146.25 | $146.25 | $22.23–$131.63 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $158.41 | $158.41 | $24.08–$142.57 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $158.41 | $158.41 | $24.08–$142.57 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $189.00 | $28.73–$170.10 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $202.81 | $202.81 | $3.00–$350.00 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $202.81 | $202.81 | $3.00–$350.00 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $320.00 | $320.00 | $48.64–$288.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.74, median $120.72, highest $320.00 — a 55.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $58.23. 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 5 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 blood draw fee is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood draw fee explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 36415 ($16.90). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, COHC HOOP TESTING | $0.44 | file |