Blood draw fee cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $7.28 to $32.94, with a median of $19.14. The lowest price is at Regions Hospital (St. Paul). The highest price is 4.5× 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$7.28Regions Hospital
Median$19.14half pay less
Highest$32.94in Minnesota
Lowest saves$11.86vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood Draw | $7.28 | $28.00 | — source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $8.50 | $20.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $8.93 | $21.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $9.30 | $16.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $9.30 | $16.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $9.30 | $16.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $9.30 | $16.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood Draw | $9.88 | $38.00 | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $10.01 | $19.00 | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $10.01 | $19.00 | — source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Blood Draw | $10.14 | $22.05 | — source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $10.18 | $21.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · St. Paul, MN HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $10.18 | $21.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $10.18 | $21.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $11.65 | $20.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $12.86 | $20.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $12.96 | $20.67 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $13.17 | $21.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $13.17 | $21.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $13.17 | $21.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood Draw | $17.02 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $18.21 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $18.71 | $46.64 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $18.85 | $47.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $19.14 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $19.14 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $19.14 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $19.20 | $24.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $20.13 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $20.54 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $20.80 | $26.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $20.80 | $26.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $21.54 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $24.00 | $30.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $24.00 | $30.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ED 36415 VENIPUNCTURE | $24.00 | $30.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 36415 Venipuncture Routine | $25.00 | $25.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $25.08 | $59.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $26.40 | $33.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $26.40 | $33.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $30.45 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 36415 LEGAL BLOOD ALCOHOL-POLICE | $30.45 | $50.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Blood Draw | $32.94 | $54.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $7.28 | $11.52 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 8 | $8.50 | $19.14 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $23.65 | $24.36 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 2 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $21.54 | $21.54 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $20.54 | $20.54 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $9.30 | $9.30 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $10.14 | $10.14 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $11.65 | $11.65 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $32.94 | $32.94 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $9.30 | $9.30 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| St. Paul, MN | 1 | $10.18 | $10.18 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
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
- Kentucky$25.65
- Louisiana$8.26
- Maine$12.00
- Maryland$25.35
- Massachusetts$13.30
- Michigan$13.64
- 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.