Blood draw fee cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $5.00 to $48.00, with a median of $22.10. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast (Columbia) and 1 other hospital. 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$5.00MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast + 1 more
Median$22.10half pay less
Highest$48.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$17.10vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia · Columbia, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $5.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia · Columbia, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $5.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $7.00 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $9.00 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $9.00 | $18.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $10.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC INSERTION OF NEEDLE INTO VEIN FOR COLLECTION OF BLOOD SAMPLE | $16.90 | $16.90 | — source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $18.50 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $22.10 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $22.10 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $22.10 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $22.10 | $34.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Collection Venous Blood Venipuncture | $22.80 | $38.00 | — source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC VENIPUNCTURE ROUTINE | $26.40 | $44.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $27.50 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $37.00 | $74.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB VENIPUNCTURE (PROCEDURE) | $38.00 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC VENIPUNCTURE/4 | $48.00 | $64.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC VENIPUNCTURE/3 | $48.00 | $64.00 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 5 | $9.00 | $22.10 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $10.00 | $43.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $16.90 | $19.85 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
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
- 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 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.