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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Ohio 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 8 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$16.98$10.00 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$16.22 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $27
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $29professional $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
$9.77
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $17.38 · 37th 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.