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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Kansas 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$16.22$11.22 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$15.85 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $23professional $16

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
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $18.20 · 29th 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.