Blood draw fee cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $1.84 to $22,351.37, with a median of $8.26. The lowest price is at Acadia General Hospital (Crowley). The highest price is 12147.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $8.26, is 51% below the US median of $16.83.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 63 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1.84Acadia General Hospital
Median$8.26half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$6.42vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia General Hospital lowest Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC REF LAB COURTESY VENIPUNCT COLLECT; QUEST | $1.84 | $8.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC REF LAB COURTESY VENIPUNCT COLLECT; QUEST | $2.08 | $8.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC REF LAB COURTESY VENIPUNCT COLLECT; QUEST | $2.40 | $8.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION OF VENOUS BLOOD | $2.85 | $9.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $2.86 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $3.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $3.00 | $10.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $3.40 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $3.52 | $16.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC REF LAB COURTESY VENIPUNCT COLLECT; QUEST | $3.60 | $8.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $3.64 | $13.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC REF LAB COURTESY VENIPUNCT COLLECT; QUEST | $3.76 | $8.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $3.84 | $12.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $3.96 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $4.16 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 36415 COLLJ VEN BLD VNPNXR | $4.42 | $17.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $4.80 | $30.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $4.86 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $5.20 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $5.40 | $9.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $5.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $5.88 | $42.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $6.08 | $38.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $6.09 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $6.61 | $11.01 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Venipuncture Collection | $6.68 | $47.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA COURTESY VENIPUNCTURE | $7.05 | $23.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA COLLECTION: Venous Draw | $7.20 | $12.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Pku (Phenylalanine) Rep/Conf-P | $7.20 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $7.59 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $8.45 | $13.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $8.84 | $26.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Blood Draw Venipuncture | $8.91 | $33.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $9.15 | $28.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $10.00 | $10.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC VENIPUNCTURE/BL COLL | $10.18 | $13.75 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $10.27 | $17.11 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $10.80 | $27.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $11.02 | $18.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $11.70 | $39.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA O VENIPUNCTURE | $12.27 | $20.45 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $12.60 | $18.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $13.00 | $26.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $13.32 | $26.63 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Venipuncture Routine Charge | $14.00 | $28.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $14.46 | $41.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA COLLECTION FEE | $15.00 | $15.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $16.48 | $16.48 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $16.77 | $30.50 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA SPECIMEN COLLECTION | $19.00 | $19.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA COLLECTION: Venous Draw | $19.20 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $19.53 | $27.90 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA VENIPUNCTURE ICU | $20.00 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $26.25 | $35.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $28.93 | $38.57 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA VENIPUNCTURE | $30.46 | $30.46 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Bill Only Venipuncture | $36.00 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA DRAWING FEE | $39.74 | $52.98 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 14 | $2.86 | $5.98 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $1.84 | $3.60 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $3.00 | $11.14 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $7.59 | $11.08 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $3.76 | $7.07 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $5.20 | $5.60 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $4.42 | $17.44 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $6.68 | $8.48 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $3.40 | $7.21 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $2.85 | $5.84 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $10.80 | $14.90 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $6.61 | $6.61 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $7.05 | $7.05 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $16.77 | $16.77 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $8.26 | $8.26 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $13.32 | $13.32 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $7.20 | $7.20 |
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
- Kentucky$16.22
- 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.