Blood draw fee cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for blood draw from a vein (venipuncture), collection fee only: from $3.17 to $22.98, with a median of $6.90. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 7.2× 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$3.17Erlanger Health
Median$6.90half pay less
Highest$22.98in Tennessee
Lowest saves$3.73vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | $3.17 | $6.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.20 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN VENIPUNCTURE | $4.35 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN VENIPUNCTURE | $4.50 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN VENIPUNCTURE | $4.50 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.80 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.95 | $15.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.95 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN VENIPUNCTURE | $4.95 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $4.95 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Chg Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Draw Charge | $6.60 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Bundled Charge | $6.60 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Chg Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Draw Charge | $6.60 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Bundled Charge | $6.60 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Collection Venous Blood,Venipuncture - Bundled Charge | $6.60 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.67 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.67 | $29.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $6.90 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE | $7.25 | $25.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE | $7.25 | $25.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE | $7.25 | $25.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY VENIPUNCTURE,ROUTINE | $7.30 | $37.58 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN VENIPUNCTURE | $7.40 | $37.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR VENIPUNCTURE | $7.98 | $38.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR VENIPUNCTURE | $7.98 | $38.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR VENIPUNCTURE | $7.98 | $38.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN VENIPUNCTURE | $8.74 | $38.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR VENIPUNCTURE | $9.12 | $38.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Louisville · Knoxville, TN VENIPUNCTURE | $9.45 | $15.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN VENIPUNTURE CCU | $11.99 | $39.95 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN COLLECTION BLOOD | $11.99 | $39.95 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN COLLECTION BLOOD | $11.99 | $39.95 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE | $11.99 | $39.95 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COLLECTION BLOOD | $11.99 | $39.95 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD,VENIPUNCTURE | $13.50 | $25.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | $22.98 | $78.42 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $6.60 | $6.60 |
| Knoxville, TN | 6 | $4.50 | $4.95 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $6.90 | $6.90 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $7.25 | $11.99 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $6.90 | $6.90 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $3.17 | $3.17 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $7.30 | $7.30 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $11.99 | $11.99 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $6.90 | $6.90 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $8.74 | $8.74 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $6.67 | $6.67 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $11.99 | $11.99 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $4.50 | $4.50 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $22.98 | $22.98 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $11.99 | $11.99 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $6.67 | $6.67 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $4.35 | $4.35 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $4.20 | $4.20 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $7.40 | $7.40 |
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
- 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 Carolina$22.10
- South Dakota$20.80
- 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.