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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

South Carolina 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?

$16.98

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.30 to $23.99.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $12 to $44Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $24professional $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
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $16.98 · 38th 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.