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Blood Sample Taken by Skin Prick

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36416

Collection of a small blood sample by pricking the skin, typically at a fingertip, heel, or earlobe, instead of drawing blood from a vein. It covers only obtaining the sample; the laboratory tests run on it are billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Sample Taken by Skin Prick cost?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $0.47 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 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$4.37$1.66 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.47$0.47 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $22Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10$20facility $0professional $4

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$0.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$4.27

AK $19.95DE $2.95

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.