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Blood Sample Taken by Skin Prick

Delaware 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?

$2.95

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2.63 to $6.61.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2$5$10facility $2professional $3

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$8.51
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$4.47

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$2.95

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.