Blood draw fee cost in Denver, CO — inpatient
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 8 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $5.74 to $59.58, with a median of $58.23. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $52.49 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $15.05 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 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 Jun 25, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $5.74 | $16.40 | $5.63 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC RESEARCH VENIPUNCTURE | $6.07 | $17.33 | $5.94 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.50 | $15.00 | $7.65–$12.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC DUI DRAW ONLY | $11.73 | $33.50 | $11.49 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB HUM DRAWING CHARGE | $15.05 | $23.15 | $3.47–$21.30 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB DRAWING CHARGE | $20.15 | $31.00 | $4.65–$28.52 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB BLOOD DRAW - LABORATORY | $20.15 | $31.00 | $4.65–$28.52 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $27.95 | $43.00 | $6.45–$39.56 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=VENI SPEC PROCURE OP | $34.45 | $53.00 | $7.95–$48.76 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=QPSYED=VENIPUNCTURE | $35.10 | $54.00 | $8.10–$49.68 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=VENI SPEC PROCURE INPATIENT | $35.75 | $55.00 | $8.25–$50.60 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC VENIPUNCTURE | $56.87 | $149.25 | $77.31–$134.33 | 62% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE | $59.58 | $59.58 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5.74, median $58.23, highest $59.58 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $58.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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.
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.
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, COHC HOOP TESTING | $0.44 | file |