Blood draw fee cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $2.90 to $27.75, with a median of $16.25. The lowest price is at NKC Health (North Kansas City). The highest price is 9.6× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$2.90NKC Health
Median$16.25half pay less
Highest$27.75in Missouri
Lowest saves$13.35vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS VENIPUNCTURE | $2.90 | $10.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture | $9.00 | $43.60 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Venipuncture | $9.75 | $15.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $9.75 | $15.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $9.75 | $15.00 | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS BLOOD DRAW TX RM VAC | $11.52 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry · St. Louis, MO-IL Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $12.00 | $16.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Bernie · Bernie, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $12.00 | $16.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Venipuncture and Send Off | $12.00 | $16.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO VENIPUNCTURE | $12.60 | $21.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $13.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS VENIPUNCTURE FEE | $13.10 | $32.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.25 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.25 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.25 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.25 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE | $16.70 | $16.70 | — source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO PHLEBOTOMY CHARGE P28620984 | $16.80 | $28.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.90 | $26.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $16.90 | $26.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Venipuncture | $16.90 | $26.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Venipuncture | $16.90 | $26.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $17.55 | $27.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $22.10 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Venipuncture | $22.10 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Ref Lab Venipuncture Blood Collect | $22.10 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $22.38 | $27.98 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Venipuncture and Send Off | $27.75 | $37.00 | Jun 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 8 | $9.75 | $12.00 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $13.10 | $16.90 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $2.90 | $9.00 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $12.00 | $14.12 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $12.60 | $14.70 |
| Dexter, MO | 2 | $12.00 | $14.12 |
| Perryville, MO | 2 | $16.25 | $22.00 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $22.10 | $22.10 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $16.90 | $16.90 |
| Bernie, MO | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $16.90 | $16.90 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $16.25 | $16.25 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $22.38 | $22.38 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $16.90 | $16.90 |
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
- Minnesota$19.14
- Mississippi$9.35
- 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.