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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Florida 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 7 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$14.13$9.55 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$7.24 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $2,818Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $13professional $14

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62

Where Florida 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.

Florida $13.49 · 50th 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.