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Umbilical Vein Catheter Placement (Newborn)

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

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

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $316 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$63.10 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$102 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $78 to $5,012Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $58 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $316professional $89

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.23
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$234.42
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Florida. 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.

Pennsylvania· 40th of 51

$93.33

WI $282FL $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.