Blood draw fee cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $5.98 to $51.00, with a median of $17.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $11.02 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $12.00 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $5.98 | $23.00 | $14.95–$17.16 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME VENIPUNCTURE | $9.62 | $37.00 | $24.05–$27.60 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME VENIPUNCTURE VENOUS | $9.62 | $37.00 | $24.05–$27.60 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $9.62 | $37.00 | $24.05–$27.60 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE | $9.62 | $37.00 | $24.05–$27.60 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE | $9.62 | $37.00 | $24.05–$27.60 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $15.60 | $26.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 YWC PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE - CHRG ONLY | $16.20 | $27.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $17.00 | $17.00 | $2.43–$19.05 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 B* HC COLLECTION BLOOD, VENIPUNCTURE | $17.00 | $17.00 | $2.43–$19.05 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 SCC PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE - CHRG ONLY | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 W PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE - CHRG ONLY | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 LAB PHLEBOTOMY(KITTERY MHK / WALKER ST) | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 OBV/PPR-BLOOD DRAW | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 BLOOD DRAW PRPL | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 BLOOD DRAW (OUTPT) | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 BLOOD DRAW | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ER BLOOD DRAW | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WELLS VENIPUNCTURE | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 B PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE - CHRG ONLY | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 K PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE - CHRG ONLY | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 SB PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE - CHRG ONLY | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 VENIPUNCTURE | $19.80 | $33.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 LAB PHLEBOTOMY LEV 1 - CHRG ONLY | $25.80 | $43.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 LAB PHLEBOTOMY NEONAT - CHRG ONLY | $33.60 | $56.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $34.95 | $34.95 | $3.00–$26.21 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC COLLECTION VENIPUNCTURE | $36.45 | $36.45 | $25.73–$34.41 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 B* HC COLLECTION BLOOD, VENIPUNCTURE | $39.20 | $39.20 | $28.84–$36.85 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE - AMBULATORY RATE | $39.20 | $39.20 | $3.00–$29.40 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC COLLECTION VENIPUNCTURE | $51.00 | $51.00 | $37.52–$47.94 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5.98, median $17.00, highest $51.00 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $16.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 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.
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.