Blood draw fee cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $11.93 to $34.20, with a median of $25.60. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Childrens Hospital — $13.67 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $12.00 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $11.93 | $13.25 | $9.34 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 MA/Nurse Blood Collect | $25.60 | $32.00 | $16.00–$24.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Blood Gas Draw Type -> Venous (Puncture) | $25.60 | $32.00 | $16.00–$24.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 MA/Nurse Collect | $25.60 | $32.00 | $16.00–$24.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Collection Of Venous Blood By Venipuncture 36415 | $25.60 | $32.00 | $16.00–$24.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Obs/Opt Venous Blood Collect by Venipuncture | $25.60 | $32.00 | $16.00–$24.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 COLLECTION: Venous Draw | $25.60 | $32.00 | $16.00–$24.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $34.20 | $57.00 | $9.06–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE | $68.40 | $114.00 | $9.06–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE | $1,107.42 | $1,230.47 | $9.34 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.93, median $25.60, highest $34.20 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.