Blood draw fee cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $8.50 to $23.65, with a median of $19.14. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $10.64 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $19.14 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $8.50 | $20.00 | $1.50–$18.40 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 VENIPUNCTURE | $18.21 | $29.00 | $6.67–$26.22 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $19.14 | $29.00 | $9.60–$24.94 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 VENIPUNCTURE | $19.14 | $29.00 | $9.60–$24.94 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 VENIPUNCTURE | $19.14 | $29.00 | $9.60–$24.94 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $20.10 | $32.00 | $7.36–$28.93 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $20.10 | $32.00 | $7.36–$28.93 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Venipuncture | $20.13 | $37.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $20.13 | $37.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $21.12 | $32.00 | $10.59–$27.52 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $21.12 | $32.00 | $10.59–$27.52 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $21.12 | $32.00 | $10.59–$27.52 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $21.12 | $32.00 | $10.59–$27.52 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $21.12 | $32.00 | $10.59–$27.52 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $21.12 | $32.00 | $10.59–$27.52 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | $12.28–$32.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $23.65 | $32.00 | $10.24–$28.96 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | $10.24–$28.96 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | $12.74–$28.96 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | $12.28–$32.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $23.65 | $32.00 | $12.28–$32.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | $10.24–$28.96 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | $12.74–$28.96 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $23.65 | $32.00 | $12.74–$28.96 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $25.08 | $59.00 | $8.57–$59.60 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 LEGAL BLOOD ALCHOL DRAW | $31.04 | $42.00 | $16.72–$38.01 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 LEGAL BLOOD ALCHOL DRAW | $31.04 | $42.00 | $13.44–$38.01 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 LEGAL BLOOD ALCHOL DRAW | $31.04 | $42.00 | $16.12–$42.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.50, median $19.14, highest $23.65 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $19.14. 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 8 of 8 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 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.