Blood draw fee cost in Paducah, KY
In Paducah, KY-IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $16.80 to $25.65, with a median of $21.23. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital — $4.43 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $25.65 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Sep 18, 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 Paducah, KY-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $16.80 | $28.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY · (270) 575-2100 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | $5.00–$68.40 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.80, median $21.23, highest $25.65 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $22.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.