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How Much Does Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 36415 — Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample

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🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.3x more than the cheapest for this procedure. RI averages $8.39 vs PR at $6.25.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
RI$8.39$499.2K59.5K51
XX$8.37$16.5K2.0K3
WI$8.34$5.2M628.1K2.3K
MA$8.33$9.9M1.2M2.1K
ND$8.33$693.5K83.3K223
NC$8.32$22.5M2.7M3.5K
GU$8.32$16.3K2.0K13
GA$8.32$9.6M1.2M3.0K
IN$8.31$3.9M469.2K1.7K
VT$8.31$217.4K26.2K162
MN$8.29$5.2M630.1K3.5K
OH$8.28$10.3M1.2M1.9K
AK$8.28$249.3K30.1K286
NV$8.28$2.4M285.5K299
MD$8.27$6.1M736.0K1.4K
TN$8.27$10.6M1.3M3.3K
CA$8.27$33.6M4.1M4.5K
IA$8.25$3.5M421.6K1.4K
CT$8.24$948.2K115.1K570
PA$8.23$7.6M919.1K2.3K
NM$8.23$1.1M129.3K357
NJ$8.23$24.4M3.0M2.2K
KS$8.22$6.9M835.3K1.1K
WV$8.20$559.5K68.3K338
TX$8.19$28.0M3.4M6.3K
IL$8.19$11.1M1.4M4.2K
NY$8.19$18.4M2.3M8.1K
AZ$8.16$11.8M1.5M1.4K
ME$8.15$538.4K66.0K250
CO$8.15$3.0M364.4K1.0K
MO$8.15$3.0M363.0K1.6K
MS$8.14$3.9M478.7K1.6K
ID$8.12$630.1K77.6K489
HI$8.12$1.9M228.6K33
WA$8.11$6.7M826.2K1.9K
DC$8.11$138.4K17.1K114
KY$8.11$1.8M221.1K1.0K
FL$8.10$30.0M3.7M6.0K
UT$8.09$1.4M173.1K867
SC$8.05$5.7M704.6K2.1K
AR$8.04$3.3M415.6K1.3K
AE$8.03$859.351073
LA$8.01$2.6M321.3K799
AL$7.98$7.5M935.2K1.5K
VA$7.98$7.8M979.6K2.6K
OR$7.98$2.5M317.5K1.0K
WY$7.93$330.3K41.7K202
MT$7.92$467.9K59.0K256
MI$7.80$3.0M384.8K1.9K
OK$7.74$3.5M449.9K1.0K
DE$7.60$181.3K23.9K37

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNC$14.9M1.8M$8.39
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNJ$11.4M1.4M$8.38
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$7.7M913.4K$8.40
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedClinical LaboratoryNJ$6.7M794.5K$8.40
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$6.0M717.6K$8.39
Sonora Quest Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryAZ$5.1M610.1K$8.38
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryCA$5.0M591.7K$8.40
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryAL$4.7M558.6K$8.33
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryOH$4.6M551.2K$8.38
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$4.5M539.2K$8.40
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryTX$4.2M501.2K$8.39
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryGA$4.0M477.6K$8.40
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryTX$3.9M480.2K$8.22
Labone LlcClinical LaboratoryKS$3.3M394.7K$8.40
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryTX$3.1M364.7K$8.38
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryFL$3.0M353.2K$8.40
Quest Diagnostics Llc IlClinical LaboratoryIL$2.9M350.3K$8.39
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryAZ$2.9M342.7K$8.35
Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical LaboratoryWA$2.6M313.7K$8.40
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated MdClinical LaboratoryMD$2.5M297.8K$8.40

🤔 Is Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 36415 shows a 1.3x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.