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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Idaho 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 8 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$19.05$11.75 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$17.78 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $27professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $19.05 · 20th 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.