Blood draw fee cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 26 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $4.06 to $63.18, with a median of $16.50. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $12.44 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $15.00 at 107 hospitals.
- The median here, $16.50, is about the same as the US median of $16.83.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 17 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026.
Lowest$4.06UPMC Washington
Median$16.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$63.18in this market
Difference15.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
median
Lowest $4.06Highest $63.18
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 SPECIMEN COLLECTION-BLOOD DRAW File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $4.06 | $5.80 | $3.09–$20.96 | 30% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 VENI DONEGAL QUICK DRAW+19 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $4.80 | $8.00 | $1.08–$85.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 VENI MT PL BESSEMER+10 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $4.80 | $8.00 | $3.36–$13,061.50 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 VENIPUNCTURE BLOOD DRAW+20 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $4.80 | $8.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 LABCORP VENI FEE File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $5.40 | $9.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 LABCORP VENI FEE File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $5.40 | $9.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 LABCORP VENI FEE File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $5.40 | $9.00 | $61.93–$112.77 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 VENIPUNCTURE-LEGAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $6.44 | $9.20 | $4.91–$20.96 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IENIPUNCTURE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $6.58 | $9.40 | $5.01–$20.96 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 VENIPUNCTURE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $7.28 | $10.40 | $5.55–$20.96 | 30% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE SPEC COLL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $7.80 | $13.00 | $0.02–$22.93 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA VENIPUNCTURE MED ONC+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $8.70 | $29.00 | $1.08–$29.70 | 70% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 AMBRY GEN KIT COLLECT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $9.00 | $15.00 | $8.76–$443.66 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 AMBRY GEN KIT COLLECT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $9.00 | $15.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 AMBRY GEN KIT COLLECT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $9.00 | $15.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 VENIPUNCTURE/BLOOD DRAW+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $9.09 | $12.00 | $6.00–$14.54 | 24% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $9.50 | $19.00 | $9.34–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE SPEC COLL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $20.00 | $0.02–$18.40 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 NXGEN KIT COLLECT/PROCESS File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $12.00 | $20.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 NXGEN KIT COLLECT/PROCESS File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $12.00 | $20.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 NXGEN KIT COLLECT/PROCESS File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $12.00 | $20.00 | $5.54–$125.60 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 BIOREFERENCE LAB FEE File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $15.00 | $25.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 BIOREFERENCE LAB FEE File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $15.00 | $25.00 | $23.09–$187.50 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 BIOREFERENCE LAB FEE File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $15.00 | $25.00 | $1.08–$21.36 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE PCI STAFF+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $15.00 | $25.00 | $0.02–$21.25 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 BLOOD DRAW File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $26.00 | $6.99–$31.86 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE SPEC COLL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $26.00 | $0.02–$20.80 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 LEGAL COLLECTION File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $15.60 | $26.00 | $1.08–$171.00 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $26.00 | $8.76–$20.28 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE LAB STAFF+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $17.40 | $29.00 | $0.02–$24.65 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Blood Lead Collection+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $17.50 | $25.00 | $4.68–$26.25 | 30% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE LAB STAFF+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $30.00 | $0.02–$27.00 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $36.00 | $9.34–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE SPEC COLL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $27.00 | $45.00 | $0.05–$40.50 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE SPEC COLL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $28.20 | $47.00 | $0.02–$39.95 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $32.40 | $54.00 | $0.02–$45.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 SECRETIN PROV TEST-VENIPUNC File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $33.39 | $47.70 | $6.82–$34.34 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $56.98 | $74.00 | $3.10–$22.94 | 23% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $57.72 | $78.00 | $3.10–$27.63 | 26% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC RESEARCH VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $57.72 | $74.00 | $3.10–$23.45 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC RESEARCH VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $57.72 | $74.00 | $3.10–$25.91 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC RESEARCH VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $59.86 | $82.00 | $3.10–$30.09 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $62.32 | $82.00 | $3.10–$30.38 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC RESEARCH VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $63.18 | $78.00 | $3.10–$22.14 | 19% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $4.06, median $16.50, highest $63.18 — a 15.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $17.50. 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 19 of 26 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
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