Blood draw fee cost in Lexington, KY — inpatient
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $14.40 to $14.40, with a median of $14.40. Across Kentucky, the median is $25.65 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Chg Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Draw Charge | $14.40 | $36.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Bundled Charge | $14.40 | $36.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Chg Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture | $14.40 | $36.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.40, median $14.40, highest $14.40.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $20.03 — 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.