Blood draw fee cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 49 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $6.18 to $241.69, with a median of $18.90. The lowest listed price is at Sweeny Community Hospital — $12.72 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $18.09 at 287 hospitals.
- The median here, $18.90, is 12% above the US median of $16.83.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- Houston, TX has the lowest median of 4 metro areas in Texas with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 8 of 49 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 49 facilities across 20 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.
Lowest$6.18Sweeny Community Hospital
Median$18.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$241.69in this market
Difference39.1×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
median
Lowest $6.18Highest $241.69
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeny Community Hospital lowest Sweeny, TX · (979) 548-3311 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $6.18 | $10.30 | $3.09–$10.30 | 40% |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC VENIPUNCTURE P/DAY OUTPAT ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC VENIPUNCTURE P/DAY OUTPAT ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC VENIPUNCTURE P/DAY OUTPAT ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC VENIPUNCTURE P/DAY OUTPAT ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Tirr Memorial Hermann Houston, TX HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital Bellaire, TX HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC VENIPUNCTURE P/DAY OUTPAT ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX HC VENIPUNCTURE P/DAY OUTPAT ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC VENIPUNCTURE P/DAY OUTPAT ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC FNE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.40 | $20.00 | — | 68% |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG FORENSIC PROC ROUNTINE VENIPUCTURE IN CLINIC+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $9.09 | $29.00 | $7.31–$18.85 | 69% |
| Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG FORENSIC PROC ROUNTINE VENIPUCTURE IN CLINIC+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $9.09 | $29.00 | $7.31–$18.85 | 69% |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9.15 | $58.05 | $1.08–$15,595.20 | 84% |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $15.20 | $2.63–$13.08 | — |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Collection: Venous Draw source file | $18.00 | $26.00 | $16.00–$25.00 | 31% |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX · (281) 487-0700 VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $18.90 | $54.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Bill Venipuncture source file | $19.00 | $27.00 | $16.00–$26.00 | 30% |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC VENIPUNCTURE OTHER POC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $56.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC VENIPUNCTURE OTHER POC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $56.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC VENIPUNCTURE OTHER POC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $56.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC VENIPUNCTURE OTHER POC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $56.00 | $4.50–$2,700.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC VENIPUNCTURE OTHER POC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $56.00 | $3.00–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC VENIPUNCTURE OTHER POC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $56.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC RED PATH FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $41.00 | — | 50% |
| The Community Hospital of Brazosport Lake Jackson, TX · (979) 297-4411 VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $21.35 | $61.00 | $1.80–$30.50 | 65% |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $63.00 | $3.00–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $63.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $63.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $63.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $63.00 | $4.50–$2,700.00 | 65% |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $63.00 | $4.50–$2,430.00 | 65% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC PROMETHEUS PHLEBOTOMY AND PROCESSING+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC LAB CORP PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC LAB CORP PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC QUEST PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC LAB CORP PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC LAB CORP PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC QUEST PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC LAB CORP PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC QUEST PHLEBOTOMY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $48.00 | — | 50% |
| Elite Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX · (832) 777-6165 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $24.72 | $49.43 | $37.08 | 50% |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.50 | $59.00 | — | 50% |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $60.00 | — | 50% |
| Voyages of Sugar Land South Sugar Land, TX Venipuncture File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $30.00 | $7.50–$22.50 | — |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.50 | $67.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC PHLEBOTOMY/VENIPUNCTURE - LAB USE ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena, TX · (713) 359-1000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $36.91 | $36.91 | $2.21–$33.22 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball Houston, TX · (281) 351-7500 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $79.00 | $79.00 | $4.74–$67.15 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress Houston, TX · (281) 359-7500 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $96.00 | $96.00 | $5.76–$948.00 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Humble, TX · (281) 359-7500 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $96.60 | $5.80–$2,115.00 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston, TX · (281) 440-1000 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $105.00 | $6.30–$89.25 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe Conroe, TX · (936) 539-1111 VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $241.69 | $241.69 | $3.00–$217.52 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $6.18, median $18.90, highest $241.69 — a 39.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 39 facilities here, median $9.09. 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 16 of 22 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.
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