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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Georgia 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?

$18.62

Typical physician fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.30 to $25.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $19professional $19

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
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.02

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $18.62 · 26th 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.