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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36406

A blood draw performed on a child younger than three years old that requires the specific skill of a physician or other qualified clinician because of how difficult the draw is, using a vein other than the standard neck, groin, or scalp veins typically reserved for the hardest cases. It applies when a routine blood draw is not feasible and specialized technique is needed to access a vein safely in a very young child. It reflects the added skill required, not a routine, easily performed draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$19.95 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$14.79 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $24professional $47

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$114.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$109.65

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $45.71 · 1st of 51
AK $45.71CA $13.18

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.