Blood test price finder: self-pay blood test prices at hospital labs near you
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This free finder is for anyone who may pay cash for blood tests at a hospital. Before the test, or before you pay, ask the hospital if it can lower or forgive your bill, even if you have no insurance. Many people qualify and do not know it.
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Type your ZIP code and pick the test.
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Have insurance? Compare this cash price with what insurance plans pay each hospital: cash and insurance prices for blood work near you.
Before you pay cash
- Ask the hospital about financial assistance first. Nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy for emergency and other medically necessary care. Hospital financial assistance (charity care).
- Know your rights when you pay cash. If you do not use insurance, you can ask for a written Good Faith Estimate before a scheduled test or visit. If a hospital or doctor bills you at least $400 more than its estimate, you can dispute the bill through a federal process. Start within 120 days of the date on the first bill. Starting a dispute costs $25. Know your rights when you pay cash (Good Faith Estimate).
Read this before you use these prices
- These are the prices hospitals posted for people who pay cash. They are not a quote.
- The price is for the lab test only. It usually does not include the doctor visit or the doctor's order for the test.
- Call the lab to confirm the price before you go. Ask whether the price includes the blood draw.
- Ask for a written cost estimate, called a good faith estimate. Our good faith estimate guide explains how to ask.
- For more ways to pay less, read our blood test cost guide.
What to do next
- Worried about a hospital bill? Get help with hospital bills
- Paying cash for a test or scan? Know your rights when you pay cash (Good Faith Estimate)
- Not sure what fits you? Answer a few questions and get your plan
How to use these blood test prices
Blood tests are priced one at a time. Some are sold as a panel, which is a group of tests run together. This tool shows eight common ones. They are a complete blood count, two metabolic panels, a cholesterol panel, an A1C test, a thyroid test, the blood draw itself, and a urine test that labs often run along with blood work. A cash price, also called a self-pay price, is what a person pays without insurance.
Pick the test your clinician ordered. If you are not sure of its name, ask the office to read it to you. A panel and a single test are different items with different prices.
Hospital lab prices are for running the test. They usually do not include the doctor visit or the doctor's order that comes first. In most cases a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant has to order blood work.
A hospital lab is not the only choice. Independent labs, which are labs that are not part of a hospital, and some labs that sell tests straight to the public may charge less. Call two or three places and ask for the self-pay price of your exact tests. Ask whether the price includes the blood draw. Some labs let you order certain tests on your own, so ask what is allowed where you live. Our blood test cost guide walks through each step.
Where this page gets its facts
- Prices: each hospital's own price file, read in October 2026. The tool shows only prices that passed the checks in our price library methods.
- Hospital addresses: Hospital General Information file, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- ZIP code points: the U.S. Census Bureau 2026 ZCTA Gazetteer file.
- The middle price for a state and for the whole country is the same number we show on our state price pages and in our blood test cost guide.
A hospital appears here only if it posted a usable cash price for the test you picked. Maryland sets hospital prices through a state commission, so Maryland cash prices sit close to list prices. Federal hospitals, such as VA and military hospitals, are left out.
We are not connected to these hospitals. The prices come from their own files, and we may make mistakes. If you see one, please tell us through our contact page.
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Using this with a client
Ask for the client's ZIP code and the test their doctor ordered, then pick the closest match on the list. If it is not listed, the client can call the hospital with the billing code from the doctor's order. Print the list or take a screenshot. Before the test, help them ask the hospital for financial help and for a written Good Faith Estimate. If they already got a bill, they can usually still apply for financial help. If they have no coverage, run the Medicaid and coverage check too.
Questions about blood test cash prices
How much does blood work cost without insurance near me?
It depends on the test and on the hospital. In our 2026 files, the US middle posted cash price for a complete blood count (CBC) was $63, and the middle half of hospitals posted between $35 and $101. A comprehensive metabolic panel was $122, and a basic metabolic panel was $91. Type your ZIP code above to see the hospitals near you.
Are independent labs cheaper than hospital labs?
They often are, and you can check by calling. A study of 2019 insurance claims found that private insurers paid hospital outpatient departments about three times more for the same lab test than they paid doctors' offices and independent labs. Those were insurer prices from 2019, not cash prices. Some labs that sell tests straight to the public also post a self-pay price. This tool lists hospitals only, so call a lab and ask for its price for your exact tests.
Does the hospital price include the doctor's order?
No. The price covers running the test. In most cases a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant has to order your blood work first, and the visit for that order is a separate cost. Some labs let you order certain tests yourself, so ask the lab what is allowed where you live.
Why is the blood draw priced on its own?
A hospital may bill the draw as its own line, apart from the test. In our files, the US middle posted price for drawing blood from a vein was $19, and the middle half of hospitals posted between $11 and $29. When you call, ask whether the price for your test already includes the draw.
Is paying cash cheaper than using my insurance for blood work?
Sometimes it is. Before you meet your deductible, you usually pay your plan's full price for each test, and the cash price can be lower. A 2023 study in Health Affairs found that hospital cash prices were lower than the median price commercial insurers negotiated in 47 percent of cases. That study looked at many hospital services, not only lab tests. Call your plan and the lab, then compare the two prices.
Is my ZIP code saved?
No, we do not save it. The search runs on your device. Your browser asks our website for a small file of ZIP code points that is named with only the first three digits of your ZIP code. It also asks for the blood test price lists of the states near you. Our website never gets your full ZIP code.
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This tool shows prices that hospitals posted in public files. It is not a quote. If you have a medical emergency, call 911.