Lab tests CPT 85379 Outpatient

D-dimer test cost in Lincoln, NE

In Lincoln, NE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for D-dimer blood test (blood clot marker): from $51.98 to $190.50, with a median of $121.24. The lowest listed price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital — $69.26 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $103.23 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 85379, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$51.98Nebraska Heart Hospital
Median$121.24half pay less
Highest$190.50in this market
Difference3.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lincoln, NE.

median
Lowest $51.98Highest $190.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln, NE · (402) 328-3000 HC D DIMER QUANTITATIVE $51.98 $113.00 $9.86–$92.66 54% Feb 28, 2026
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Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC D DIMER QUANTITATIVE $190.50 $381.00 $9.86–$323.85 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $51.98, median $121.24, highest $190.50 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $121.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A D-dimer test measures a protein fragment released when a blood clot breaks down. A normal result helps rule out a clot in the legs or lungs when the chance of one is low.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.