Blood draw fee cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 7 hospitals list a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $9.00 to $19.50, with a median of $10.50. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Medical Center — $1.50 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $9.00 | $18.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.50 | $21.00 | $3.00–$34.83 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.50 | $21.00 | $3.00–$34.83 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.50 | $21.00 | $3.00–$34.83 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.50 | $21.00 | $3.00–$34.83 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.50 | $21.00 | $3.00–$34.83 | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Draw Fee - Venipuncture Central Testing | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Reg Entry Draw Fee Ghent Family | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Req Entry Draw Fee Hoffeimer Hall | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-Neurol Spec | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee Veni-Diabetes Inst | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee St Lukes | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-Ft Norfolk | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-Ndc | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-First Colonial | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-New Town | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-Edinburgh | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-Gloucester | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-10Th Street | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-Iop | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee-Lab Req Entry | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Venipuncture Draw Fee | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 36415 Routine Venipunct/Stick | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Draw Fee Venipuncture | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Draw Fee Nursing Home | $19.50 | $39.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $10.50, highest $19.50 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $10.50. 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 5 of 5 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.