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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Nevada 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$18.62$10.47 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$9.55 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $18professional $19

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
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$34.67
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $18.62 · 25th 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.