Lab tests CPT 36415 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood draw fee cost in Visalia, CA — inpatient

In Visalia, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only as an inpatient: from $33.00 to $33.00, with a median of $33.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $20.13 at 208 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 36415, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$33.00Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital + 2 more
Median$33.00half pay less
Highest$33.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Visalia, CA.

median
Lowest $33.00Highest $38.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA 36415 Venipunct, Routine* $33.00 $33.00 $28.05–$29.70 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Rehabilitation Hospital lowest St. Visalia, CA 36415 Venipunct, Routine* $33.00 $33.00 $28.05–$29.70 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 36415 Venipunct, Routine* $33.00 $33.00 $15.74–$33.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia, CA Routine Venipuncture $38.00 $38.00 $32.30–$34.20 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Routine Venipuncture $38.00 $38.00 $18.13–$38.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $33.00, median $33.00, highest $33.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $33.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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.