Blood draw fee cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $5.04 to $75.00, with a median of $29.00. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 14.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.00, is 72% above the US median of $16.83.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($9.34).
- Nebraska ranks 46th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 49 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$5.04Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$29.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$75.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$23.96vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Lab Draw for Eye Drops - MH/WH | $5.04 | $14.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA COLLECTION VENOUS SPECIMN | $6.00 | $8.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE VENTIPUNCTURE OR FINGER S | $6.30 | $7.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $7.80 | $12.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $7.80 | $12.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $8.12 | $14.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $9.00 | $10.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE VENIPUNCTURE CLINIC | $9.00 | $10.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Quest Blood Draw | $10.20 | $12.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Blood Collection/Venipuncture | $11.84 | $32.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cl Venipuncture, Spec Coll | $14.00 | $14.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $16.10 | $35.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE COLLECTION: Capillary | $23.42 | $24.40 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Collection: Venous Draw | $24.00 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE | $24.75 | $33.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $24.94 | $31.17 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Corporate Venipuncture Wellness | $25.00 | $28.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Bill Only Venipuncture | $26.00 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $26.40 | $33.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Venipuncture | $28.00 | $35.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $28.38 | $66.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $28.38 | $66.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $28.38 | $66.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $28.38 | $66.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Venipuncture | $29.00 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Bill Only Non-insurance Collection | $30.00 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $30.00 | $30.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $30.00 | $30.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $30.72 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Cc Venipuncture | $31.00 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Bill Venipuncture | $32.00 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB VENIPUNCTURE | $33.12 | $55.20 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $33.60 | $42.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $33.60 | $33.60 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Collection Venous Draw-36415 | $36.00 | $38.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Cln Venipuncture | $36.00 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $36.27 | $40.30 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $37.52 | $67.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $39.60 | $44.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE | $39.71 | $41.80 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Insurance/lab One Draw | $40.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $41.00 | $41.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $45.00 | $45.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Label | $48.00 | $48.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Venipuncture Only Charge | $50.00 | $50.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $50.02 | $61.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $52.48 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC VENIPUNCTURE COLLECTION | $55.04 | $64.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE 36415- Collection Of Blood Specimen From Venipuncture | $75.00 | $75.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 11 | $5.04 | $24.94 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $23.42 | $25.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $16.10 | $30.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $39.71 | $46.10 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $8.12 | $16.06 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $45.00 | $50.02 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $11.84 | $11.84 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $37.52 | $37.52 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $36.27 | $36.27 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $6.30 | $6.30 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $50.02 | $50.02 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $33.12 | $33.12 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
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
- Kentucky$16.22
- 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
- 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.