Blood draw fee cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $4.91 to $27.36, with a median of $13.00. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $8.09 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $16.25 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 VENIPUNCTURE,ROUTINE | $4.91 | $8.19 | $8.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Venipuncture | $9.75 | $15.00 | $2.82–$13.42 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $9.75 | $15.00 | $2.82–$13.42 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $9.75 | $15.00 | $0.98–$15.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $9.75 | $15.00 | $0.98–$15.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Venipuncture | $9.75 | $15.00 | $2.82–$21.02 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Venipuncture | $9.75 | $15.00 | $2.82–$21.02 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.40–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.40–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.40–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$13.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$13.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$13.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.40–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.40–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.72–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | $6.40–$14.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $13.00 | $20.00 | $1.30–$20.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE | $16.70 | $16.70 | $2.00–$9.09 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $17.55 | $27.00 | $3.00–$10.63 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $22.75 | $35.00 | $2.28–$31.50 | 35% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $24.48 | $34.00 | $2.48–$34.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $25.92 | $36.00 | $5.50–$36.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC VENIPUNCTURE | $26.64 | $37.00 | $2.37–$37.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $27.36 | $38.00 | $2.37–$38.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Venipuncture | $689.00 | $1,060.00 | $1,445.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Venipuncture | $1,385.31 | $2,131.25 | $3.00–$276.60 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.91, median $13.00, highest $27.36 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $24.48. 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 11 of 13 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.