Okay, I called the other hospital in the area and the cost would be $325 in copayment to get a pint of blood drawn. I called the blood bank, they don't do it. Blood banks in other parts of the country will do it, average charge $50. That's the REAL cost. The prices here as highway robbery plain and simple.
So I decided "fuck this." I Have 18 gauge needles on hand, I got one, some alcohol pads, two rubber bands and a glass for measuring purposes. I sat down (in case I fainted) in my big shower with dark red grout, put the glass in front of me, put the rubber bands around my left arm, and put the needle in. It drained pretty well for a while then I kept it going by opening and closing my fist and turning my arm back and forth. I got about a cup's worth before the drainining slowed down to about a drop per second. So I pulled the needle, put pressure on the wound with a cotton ball soaked in alcohol, and cleaned up.
No appointment, no waiting, no $400 copayment, total time about 25 minutes, total cost about fifty cents. I'll do it again next week and then go in for a CBC.