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Blood Sample Taken by Skin Prick

Ohio 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 9 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$6.92$4.27 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$9.77 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $48Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$0.5$2$10$50facility $19professional $7

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
$7.41
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.32
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$20.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.98
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.01

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 15th of 51

$8.13

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.