Blood draw fee cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $3.52 to $8.91, with a median of $7.17. The lowest listed price is at University Med Center — $3.65 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $8.26 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Med Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Blood Draw Venipuncture | $3.52 | $16.00 | $10.00–$9.09 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Blood Draw Venipuncture | $4.80 | $30.00 | $10.12–$8.83 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Blood Draw Venipuncture | $5.88 | $42.00 | $1.80–$9.09 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Blood Draw Venipuncture | $6.08 | $38.00 | $11.40–$9.54 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.26 | $59.00 | $11.80–$9.09 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.26 | $59.00 | $11.80–$9.09 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.26 | $59.00 | $11.80–$9.09 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.91 | $33.00 | $10.00–$9.34 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.52, median $7.17, highest $8.91 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is 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.