Blood draw fee cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $3.50 to $52.82, with a median of $25.65. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 15.1× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36415. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$3.50Deaconess Henderson Hospital + 1 more
Median$25.65half pay less
Highest$52.82in Kentucky
Lowest saves$22.15vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $3.50 | $10.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $3.50 | $10.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $10.20 | $17.00 | — source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $12.45 | $31.12 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Bundled Charge | $14.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $16.80 | $28.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE | $52.82 | $52.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $10.00 | $25.65 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $25.65 | $39.24 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $14.40 | $20.02 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $16.80 | $21.22 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $10.20 | $17.92 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $25.65 | $25.65 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $3.50 | $3.50 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $12.45 | $12.45 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $3.50 | $3.50 |
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.
Blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only in other states
- Alabama$18.00
- Alaska$31.20
- Arizona$61.00
- Arkansas$12.00
- California$26.52
- Colorado$15.05
- Connecticut$15.00
- Delaware$21.24
- Florida$9.80
- Georgia$12.48
- Hawaii$9.00
- Idaho$32.00
- Illinois$22.50
- Indiana$16.10
- Iowa$15.60
- Kansas$17.13
- Louisiana$8.26
- Maine$12.00
- Maryland$25.35
- Massachusetts$13.30
- Michigan$13.64
- Minnesota$19.14
- Mississippi$9.35
- Missouri$16.25
- Montana$18.40
- Nebraska$18.31
- Nevada$23.11
- New Hampshire$14.09
- New Jersey$10.45
- New Mexico$11.56
- New York$16.00
- North Carolina$6.48
- North Dakota$16.92
- Ohio$14.80
- Oklahoma$9.00
- Oregon$16.80
- Pennsylvania$10.88
- Rhode Island$13.25
- South Carolina$22.10
- South Dakota$20.80
- Tennessee$6.90
- Texas$20.50
- Utah$24.74
- Vermont$16.32
- Virginia$19.50
- Washington$24.96
- West Virginia$9.00
- Wisconsin$12.61
- Wyoming$45.71
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.