Blood draw fee cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $1.95 to $105.70, with a median of $21.27. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 54.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $21.27, is 25% above the US median of $17.00.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- Minnesota ranks 36th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 82 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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$1.95Lakewood Health System
Median$21.27half of hospitals charge less
Highest$105.70in Minnesota
Lowest saves$19.32vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $1.95 | $3.15 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood Draw | $7.28 | $28.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $8.16 | $12.00 | Feb 3, 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 | Mar 31, 2026 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 | Apr 30, 2026 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 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Blood Draw | $10.14 | $22.05 | Mar 31, 2026 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 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Blood Collection (Cap Or Ven) | $16.00 | $36.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood Draw | $17.02 | $46.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $18.21 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $18.32 | $45.67 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE - DRAW CHARGE | $18.48 | $33.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $18.56 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $18.56 | $29.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $18.71 | $46.64 | Feb 5, 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 |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $18.71 | $46.64 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $18.71 | $46.64 | Feb 5, 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 |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $18.85 | $47.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $19.04 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $19.98 | $47.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Venipuncture | $20.13 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $20.15 | $31.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $20.15 | $31.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $20.54 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 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 |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $21.00 | $30.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN VENIPUNCTURE, LAB | $21.54 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $21.84 | $39.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $23.65 | $32.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC VENIPUNCTURE | $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, LAB | $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 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 VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $24.00 | $30.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $24.08 | $43.00 | Sep 30, 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 |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC VENOUS COLLECTION | $25.08 | $59.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE/SPEC. COLLECTION | $25.08 | $38.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $26.00 | $26.00 | Oct 22, 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 |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG VENIPUNCTURE | $26.62 | $26.62 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $26.99 | $35.04 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $27.90 | $31.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $29.00 | $29.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $29.48 | $35.10 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Venipuncture | $29.62 | $41.02 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN VENIPUNCTURE 36415 | $29.75 | $35.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN 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 |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC CHG COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE | $30.80 | $55.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI SS VENIPUNCTURE | $31.00 | $31.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN VENIPUNCTURE | $31.72 | $52.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN COLLECTION VENIPUNCTURE | $32.73 | $46.10 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Blood Draw | $32.94 | $54.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN VENIPUNCTURE | $34.00 | $40.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN SPEC COLLECTION/VENIPU | $35.73 | $44.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $36.96 | $42.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $37.50 | $50.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN DRUG BLOOD COLLECTION | $39.95 | $47.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $42.50 | $50.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI VENIPUNCTURE | $46.72 | $73.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $51.03 | $63.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI LAB DRAW | $105.70 | $151.00 | Aug 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $7.28 | $17.67 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $18.21 | $23.65 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $23.65 | $25.08 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $18.48 | $24.64 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $19.04 | $20.29 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $9.30 | $12.65 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $23.65 | $24.82 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $10.14 | $18.38 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $11.65 | $23.69 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $18.56 | $18.56 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $21.84 | $21.84 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $39.95 | $39.95 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $20.54 | $20.54 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $20.15 | $20.15 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $29.48 | $29.48 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $26.99 | $26.99 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $18.56 | $18.56 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $27.90 | $27.90 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $37.50 | $37.50 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $32.94 | $32.94 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $29.75 | $29.75 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $9.30 | $9.30 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $24.08 | $24.08 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $36.96 | $36.96 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $23.65 | $23.65 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $20.15 | $20.15 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1.95 | $1.95 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $29.62 | $29.62 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $8.16 | $8.16 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $31.72 | $31.72 |
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$20.16
- 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$16.80
- Iowa$20.30
- Kansas$17.94
- Kentucky$16.22
- Louisiana$8.26
- Maine$14.20
- Maryland$23.32
- Massachusetts$15.00
- Michigan$12.88
- Mississippi$9.00
- Missouri$16.70
- 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$10.90
- 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$9.96
- Texas$18.85
- 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.