Blood draw fee cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $7.25 to $13.50, with a median of $11.99. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $4.74 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $6.90 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE | $7.25 | $25.00 | $1.80–$25.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $8.12 | $28.00 | $4.50–$22.40 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 COLLECTION BLOOD | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE LD STR | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 VENIPUNTURE CCU | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE OB | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 BLOOD COLLECTION | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 VENIPUNCTURE ER | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 COLLECTION BLOOD | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE OBT STR | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 VENIPUNCTURE | $11.99 | $39.95 | $2.70–$14.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE | $13.50 | $25.00 | $1.80–$25.00 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $15.12 | $28.00 | $4.50–$22.40 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.25, median $11.99, highest $13.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $11.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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.