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Vein Cutdown For Access In Infants

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36420

A small incision is made in the skin so the surgeon can see a vein directly and place a tube or needle into it, used in a baby under one year old when a vein cannot be entered through the skin in the usual way. It is done when reliable access is needed urgently for fluids, medicine, or blood draws. The incision is closed once access is secured.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vein Cutdown For Access In Infants cost?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $3,162.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $59 to $7,762Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $50 to $129
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $59

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
$58.88
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 63.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 3rd of 51

$1,585

CA $3,388WV $53.70

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.