Medical courier rates: how to price per stop
How independent medical couriers think about per-stop pricing, mileage, and STAT premiums — with a free calculator.
There’s no single national “medical courier rate.” Clinics buy reliability. You still need a number that covers miles, wait time, and deadhead.
Start with per-stop, then add bands
- Base per-stop fee for routine clinic → lab
- Mileage band or per-mile after a free radius
- STAT premium
- Wait-time after X minutes
Sanity-check a day
Before you quote a Memphis loop, run the medical courier rate calculator. If all-in per stop looks thinner than your target after gas and time, raise the base or tighten the radius.
Invoice like a pro
Same IDs on the run sheet and the invoice. Same week you ran. That’s how tiny fleets look bigger than they are.
When you’re ready, VialOps turns stops into invoices without the spreadsheet tax.
FAQ
National rate?
No single rate. Price for your market and reliability.
Sanity-check?
Use the free rate calculator before quoting.
Does VialOps set rates?
No — it helps you invoice stops you ran.