Blood draw fee cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $7.80 to $22.10, with a median of $16.25. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas — $8.45 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $16.25 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas lowest Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $7.80 | $12.00 | $1.80–$17.75 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 VENIPUNCTURE FEE | $13.10 | $32.75 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 ON-SITE VENIPUNCTURE | $13.76 | $34.39 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 VENIPUNCTURE | $14.70 | $36.75 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 BLOOD DRAW | $15.44 | $38.59 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.25 | $25.00 | $8.09–$15.71 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Venipuncture | $16.25 | $25.00 | $8.09–$15.71 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Venipuncture | $16.90 | $26.00 | $3.00–$31.73 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.90 | $26.00 | $6.50–$26.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $22.10 | $34.00 | $8.50–$34.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Venipuncture | $333.97 | $513.80 | $2.32–$197.75 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Venipuncture | $2,774.85 | $4,269.00 | $1.80–$465.85 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.80, median $16.25, highest $22.10 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.10. 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 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 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.