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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Nebraska 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$19.95$16.22 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$10.47 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $29Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $15professional $20

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $19.50 · 14th 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.