Blood draw fee cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $3.53 to $35.40, with a median of $25.65. The lowest listed price is at Harrison County Hospital — $22.12 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $25.65 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Hospital lowest Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $3.53 | $5.89 | $2.85–$12.61 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB NCH OP LAB VENIPUNCTURE | $7.14 | $51.00 | $5.00–$44.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $7.14 | $51.00 | $5.00–$44.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $7.14 | $51.00 | $5.00–$44.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB VENIPUNCTURE | $7.14 | $51.00 | $5.00–$44.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB NCH OP LAB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB NCH OP LAB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$42.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$42.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB NCH OP LAB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$42.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$42.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB NCH OP LAB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB NCH OP LAB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB NCH OP LAB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | $8.25–$41.50 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | $3.09–$51.30 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | $5.00–$68.40 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | $5.00–$68.40 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 BLOOD DRAW VENOUS VP | $35.40 | $59.00 | $0.70–$54.88 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 BLOOD DRAW VENOUS VP | $35.40 | $59.00 | $0.70–$54.88 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.53, median $25.65, highest $35.40 — a 10.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $10.00. 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 7 of 7 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.