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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Kentucky 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$16.60$9.55 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$11.75 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $11,220Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $22professional $17

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
$8.71
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $16.60 · 42nd 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.