Therapeutic phlebotomy: an ordered procedure, carried out where you are
This one is not a specimen collection. It is a procedure a physician has ordered, with a volume and a schedule written on the order, and this page covers the logistics of having it done at home rather than in a hospital suite.
What this service is
Therapeutic phlebotomy removes a volume of blood specified by a physician’s order. Nothing about the volume, the interval or whether it should happen at all is decided here or by the provider: the order states it, the provider carries it out, and any question about the order goes back to the physician who wrote it.
It is a longer visit than a specimen collection and a more demanding one. It asks for a provider who has done it before, who will stay with the patient afterwards for the observation period the order specifies, and who has agreed in advance with the ordering physician what happens if the visit has to be stopped. Providers who list it are saying they are set up for exactly that; providers who do not list it are not.
What to have ready
- The physician’s written order, stating the volume and the interval. A provider carries out the order in front of them and cannot alter, estimate or substitute one.
- A contact for the ordering physician’s office that will answer during the visit, agreed before the appointment rather than looked up during it.
- Any instruction the ordering physician gave you about the day of the procedure, exactly as they gave it. Those instructions are theirs; PhlebFlow does not issue them, does not add to them and does not interpret them.
- A chair or bed where the patient can be reclined, and somewhere for them to remain afterwards for as long as the order says.
- Someone else at home for the appointment and for a while after it, unless the ordering physician has said otherwise.
Who usually asks for it
- People under a standing order who would rather not spend part of every month in a hospital day unit.
- People for whom the journey to and from an infusion suite is harder than the appointment itself.
- People whose ordering physician is content for it to happen at home and has written the order accordingly.
- Caregivers arranging a recurring appointment around someone else’s work or school schedule.
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Verified providers offering therapeutic phlebotomy
32 verified providers on PhlebFlow list this service, across 19 markets. Each sets their own prices and their own service area.
Published starting fees for therapeutic phlebotomy on PhlebFlow currently run from $50 to $280, with a typical fee around $87.
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Where therapeutic phlebotomy is available
The markets below have at least one verified provider who lists this service. Each city page shows who covers it, their ZIP codes and their fees.
Questions about this service
Can PhlebFlow or a provider arrange the order?↓
No. The order comes from a physician who knows the patient. PhlebFlow is a directory and does not order procedures, and a provider carries out an order rather than issuing one.
Will every provider listed take this on?↓
Only the ones who list it, and even then confirm the details first. It is a longer and more involved visit than a draw, and a provider is entitled to decline a particular order.
What happens if the visit has to be stopped part way?↓
The provider stops and contacts the ordering physician’s office. That is why an answering contact for that office is worth agreeing before the appointment rather than during it.
What the whole network charges, with real published fees: How much does a mobile blood draw cost?
Other services in the directory
Do you offer this service?
Listing is free, you set your own prices, and you see every request before you decide to take it.
PhlebFlow is a directory and logistics platform. It does not perform blood draws, order tests, operate a laboratory, or interpret results, and it gives no medical advice. The providers listed here are independent professionals and businesses, not employees or agents of PhlebFlow — confirm credentials, insurance and pricing with the provider you choose.