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Umbilical Vein Catheter Placement (Newborn)

Delaware rates for HCPCS 36510

This procedure places a small tube into a vein in a newborn's umbilical cord stump to give fluids, medications, or draw blood, or to perform other treatments. It uses a natural access point available only in the first days after birth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Umbilical Vein Catheter Placement (Newborn) cost?

$93.33

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $138.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $55 to $7,244Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $59 to $234
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $7,244professional $93

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
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$208.93

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in California than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $93.33 · 42nd of 51
CA $1,122RI $75.86

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.