Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Louisiana 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$17.38	$11.75 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$7.94	$3.02 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $2 to $21Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $9.77 Median $11.75 Typical High $20.89	Facility	Global	$9.77	$11.75	$20.89
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $9.77 Median $17.38 Typical High $23.99	Professional	Global	$9.77	$17.38	$23.99
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1.35 Median $3.24 Typical High $7.94	Facility	Global	$1.35	$3.24	$7.94
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $11.22 Median $18.20 Typical High $30.90	Professional	Global	$11.22	$18.20	$30.90
Christus Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $39.81 Median $39.81 Typical High $39.81	Facility	Global	$39.81	$39.81	$39.81
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $9.33 Median $17.78 Typical High $29.51	Professional	Global	$9.33	$17.78	$29.51
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $9.12 Median $16.98 Typical High $32.36	Professional	Global	$9.12	$16.98	$32.36

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $14.13 · 49th 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.