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Difficult Blood Draw in a Young Child, Other Vein

South Dakota 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?

$25.12

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $75.86.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $46Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76
$10$20$50facility $23professional $25

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
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$245.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$46.77

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$25.12

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.