Blood draw fee cost in Sioux Falls, SD — inpatient
In Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $17.60 to $19.20, with a median of $18.40. The lowest listed price is at Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center — $0.80 less than the median here. Across South Dakota, the median is $20.80 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center lowest Canton, SD · (605) 764-1500 VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $17.60 | $22.00 | $12.05–$19.80 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN · (507) 283-2321 VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $19.20 | $24.00 | $12.86–$22.70 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD · (605) 764-1500 ED 36415 LEGAL COLLECTION | $27.20 | $34.00 | $18.63–$30.60 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $17.60, median $18.40, highest $19.20 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.