Blood draw fee cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $20.40 to $28.05, with a median of $24.23. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $3.83 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $26.52 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD DRAW VENIPUNCTURE CDM | $20.40 | $40.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE - REFERRAL DRAW FEE | $20.40 | $40.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE - COLLECTION VENOUS BLD CDM | $20.40 | $40.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD DRAW VENIPUNCTURE CDM | $28.05 | $55.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE - COLLECTION VENOUS BLD CDM | $28.05 | $55.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE OR LEGAL DRAW CDM | $47.43 | $93.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE OR LEGAL DRAW CDM | $55.08 | $108.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.40, median $24.23, highest $28.05 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $17.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.