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Umbilical Vein Catheter Placement (Newborn)

Utah 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$77.62 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$155 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,571Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $65 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $102

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
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$251.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 15th of 51

$120

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.