Blood draw fee cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $2.49 to $104.78, with a median of $16.22. The lowest price is at Monroe County Medical Center (Tompkinsville). The highest price is 42.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $16.22, is 4% below the US median of $16.83.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- Kentucky ranks 21st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 80 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2.49Monroe County Medical Center
Median$16.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$104.78in Kentucky
Lowest saves$13.73vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Medical Center lowest Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $2.49 | $3.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE 3 | $3.36 | $14.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC COLLECTION OF VENOUS BLOOD BY VENIPUNCTURE | $4.49 | $34.50 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY VENIPUNCTURE CHARGE | $4.67 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $5.04 | $14.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US LAB DRAW VEIN | $5.32 | $14.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY VENIPUNCTURE CHARGE | $5.40 | $9.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY VENIPUNCTURE CHARGE | $5.40 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $5.40 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY VENIPUNCTURE CHARGE | $5.40 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $5.93 | $14.82 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY SPECIAL COLLECTION-QUEST | $6.00 | $12.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US LAB DRAW VEIN | $6.30 | $14.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN US LAB DRAW VEIN | $6.30 | $14.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY LABS DRAWN | $6.70 | $10.30 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY BLOOD COLLECT VPX | $7.05 | $11.75 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC COLLECTION OF VENOUS BLOOD BY VENIPUNCTURE | $7.66 | $24.70 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $8.50 | $17.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SPECIMEN COLLECTION VENIPUNCT | $10.00 | $50.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PEDIATRIC VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $50.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $10.20 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC COLLECTION OF VENOUS BLOOD BY VENIPUNCTURE | $10.34 | $22.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $11.98 | $29.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $12.00 | $20.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $12.45 | $31.12 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Bill Only Venipuncture | $12.60 | $21.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Chg Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Draw Charge | $14.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $14.95 | $23.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $14.95 | $23.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Venipuncture | $15.02 | $31.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $15.74 | $28.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE | $15.93 | $22.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY VBG VENOUS COLLECTION | $16.50 | $22.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $16.50 | $22.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $16.80 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $17.40 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $17.40 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Venipuncture | $17.55 | $50.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $18.06 | $30.10 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Venipuncture | $18.06 | $43.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $19.20 | $24.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Venipuncture | $19.26 | $51.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $19.48 | $48.71 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Venipuncture | $20.42 | $43.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Venipuncture | $21.10 | $50.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $22.80 | $38.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $22.80 | $38.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY VENIPUNCTURE ED | $22.80 | $38.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $22.80 | $38.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $22.80 | $38.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Venipuncture | $23.07 | $43.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $23.10 | $23.10 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $24.28 | $60.71 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $25.65 | $34.20 | Sep 25, 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 25, 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 28, 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 25, 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 28, 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 28, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $25.82 | $64.54 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB COLLECT VENOUS BLOOD BY VENIPUNCTURE | $27.27 | $27.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $31.20 | $48.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $33.42 | $83.56 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $35.29 | $88.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $35.72 | $47.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $38.10 | $95.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC VENIPUNCTURE | $43.90 | $99.00 | Sep 30, 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 |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $60.95 | $101.59 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $69.27 | $69.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY VENIPUNCTURE | $104.78 | $104.78 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
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 | 14 | $3.36 | $10.00 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $11.98 | $21.74 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $17.55 | $24.22 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $12.00 | $17.40 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $10.20 | $20.34 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $4.67 | $5.40 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $12.60 | $16.80 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $12.45 | $36.70 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $12.00 | $17.55 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $16.50 | $16.50 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $7.05 | $7.05 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $14.95 | $14.95 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $15.93 | $15.93 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $27.27 | $27.27 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $7.66 | $7.66 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $25.65 | $25.65 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $5.93 | $5.93 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $69.27 | $69.27 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $14.95 | $14.95 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $8.50 | $8.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $22.80 | $22.80 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $18.06 | $18.06 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $35.29 | $35.29 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $24.28 | $24.28 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $6.70 | $6.70 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $16.50 | $16.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $10.34 | $10.34 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $4.49 | $4.49 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $38.10 | $38.10 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $19.26 | $19.26 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $17.40 | $17.40 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $2.49 | $2.49 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $22.80 | $22.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What blood draw fee is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood draw fee explained.
Blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only in other states
- Alabama$7.20
- Alaska$38.01
- Arizona$17.74
- Arkansas$8.98
- California$21.03
- Colorado$30.38
- Connecticut$15.00
- Delaware$21.24
- District of Columbia$24.95, 3 hospitals
- Florida$18.93
- Georgia$13.39
- Hawaii$13.30
- Idaho$22.45
- Illinois$23.50
- Indiana$16.60
- Iowa$20.30
- Kansas$17.94
- Louisiana$8.26
- Maine$14.20
- Maryland$23.32
- Massachusetts$15.00
- Michigan$12.88
- Minnesota$21.27
- Mississippi$8.00
- Missouri$16.25
- Montana$19.00
- Nebraska$29.00
- Nevada$27.30
- New Hampshire$16.60
- New Jersey$9.71
- New Mexico$23.07
- New York$15.01
- North Carolina$8.86
- North Dakota$17.10
- Ohio$15.91
- Oklahoma$10.00
- Oregon$20.15
- Pennsylvania$15.00
- Puerto Rico$21.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$13.25
- South Carolina$22.80
- South Dakota$27.80
- Tennessee$9.29
- Texas$18.09
- Utah$39.60
- Vermont$29.00
- Virginia$17.50
- Washington$24.96
- West Virginia$10.50
- Wisconsin$14.68
- Wyoming$22.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.