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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

Oregon 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$23.99$18.20 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$21.88 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $41Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $12 to $54
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $32professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $27.54 · 5th 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.