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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Michigan 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 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 5 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$14.13$11.75 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$18.62 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $51Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $14

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
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $14.45 · 47th 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.