Blood draw fee cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $4.91 to $41.00, with a median of $17.10. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $12.19 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $16.25 at 65 hospitals.
- The median here, $17.10, 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).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 36415, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 VENIPUNCTURE,ROUTINE File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $4.91 | $8.19 | $8.19 | 40% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $9.75 | $15.00 | $0.98–$21.02 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Venipuncture+1 more line at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $9.75 | $15.00 | $0.98–$21.02 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $9.75 | $15.00 | $2.82–$13.42 | 35% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 LAB DRAW SEND VENI CHARGE File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $12.20 | $24.40 | $7.06–$96.00 | 50% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 RESEARCH VENI File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.52–$23.35 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $20.00 | $1.30–$20.00 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 LAB DRAW SEND VENI CHARGE File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $13.15 | $26.30 | $3.52–$23.67 | 50% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 VENIPUNCTURE CHARGE File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $14.80 | $29.60 | $8.56–$96.00 | 50% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $16.70 | $16.70 | $2.00–$9.09 | — |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $17.50 | $25.00 | $9.00–$35.71 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $17.55 | $27.00 | $3.00–$10.63 | 35% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $18.25 | $36.50 | $3.52–$1,300.00 | 50% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 LEAD VENIPUNCTURE COLLECT SPECIMEN/BLOOD File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $18.90 | $27.00 | $9.72–$38.57 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Venipuncture and Send Off File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $22.75 | $35.00 | $2.28–$31.50 | 35% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $23.56 | $38.00 | $1.44–$36.00 | 38% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $24.48 | $34.00 | $2.48–$34.00 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $25.92 | $36.00 | $5.50–$36.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC VENIPUNCTURE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $26.64 | $37.00 | $2.37–$37.00 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $27.36 | $38.00 | $2.37–$38.00 | 28% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 COLLECTION: Venous Draw+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $41.00 | $41.00 | $21.44–$34.85 | — |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Venipuncture File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $689.00 | $1,060.00 | $1,445.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Venipuncture File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,385.31 | $2,131.25 | $3.00–$276.60 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $4.91, median $17.10, highest $41.00 — a 8.4× 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 13 of 16 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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