Lab tests CPT 85379 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

D-dimer test cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient

In Tucson, AZ, 3 hospitals list a cash price for D-dimer blood test (blood clot marker) as an inpatient: from $22.62 to $66.92, with a median of $23.84. The lowest listed price is at Banner University Med Center South — $1.22 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $72.32 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 85379, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$22.62Banner University Med Center South
Median$23.84half pay less
Highest$66.92in this market
Difference3.0×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 Tucson, AZ.

median
Lowest $22.62Highest $66.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner University Med Center South lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-2000 LAB FDP D-DIMER QN $22.62 $174.00 $78.30–$139.20 87% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 LAB FDP D-DIMER QN $23.84 $174.00 $78.30–$139.20 86% Mar 2, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC D Dimer Quant $66.92 $239.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC D Dimer Quant $66.92 $239.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $22.62, median $23.84, highest $66.92 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $23.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 2 it is 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.