Blood draw fee cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $2.31 to $4.60, with a median of $2.31. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $20.50 at 97 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LND VENIPUNCTURE | $2.31 | $11.55 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX LND VENIPUNCTURE | $2.31 | $11.55 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET VENIPUNCTURE | $2.35 | $11.76 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPT VENIPUNCTURE | $2.35 | $11.76 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CET VENIPUNCTURE | $2.35 | $11.76 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT VENIPUNCTURE | $2.35 | $11.76 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC VENIPUNCTURE HOMEBOUND | $3.02 | $15.12 | $1.08–$606.14 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC VENIPUNCTURE HOMEBOUND | $3.02 | $15.12 | $1.08–$606.14 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UCC ESLK ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $3.15 | $15.75 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX UCC ESLK ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $3.15 | $15.75 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC SPC VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB FAB VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE NE VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LWS VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC SPC VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB FAB VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE NE VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LWS VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN VENIPUNCTURE | $3.53 | $17.66 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ICN-ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.14–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 PICU VENIPUNCTURE STAT | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.14–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IMCN-ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.14–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 PED VENIPUNCTURE | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.14–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HMC VENIPUNCTURE HEMONC | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.14–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.14–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 RESP - VENIPUNCTURE | $5.00 | $25.00 | $4.50–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CV VENIPUNCTURE | $6.30 | $31.50 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CV VENIPUNCTURE | $6.30 | $31.50 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IMCU VENIPUNCTURE | $6.60 | $33.00 | $5.94–$26.73 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH SP VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE | $7.54 | $37.70 | $1.08–$3,354.08 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 INF VENIPUNCTURE HEMONC | $12.80 | $64.00 | $7.95–$51.20 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE | $12.80 | $64.00 | $7.95–$51.20 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH SPC VENIPUNCTURE HOMEBOUND | $13.20 | $66.00 | $7.95–$52.80 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2.31, median $2.31, highest $4.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2.31. 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 3 of 3 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPC VENIPUNCTURE | $0.71 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPC VENIPUNCTURE | $0.71 | file |