Lab tests CPT 85384 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Fibrinogen test cost in Boston, MA — inpatient

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 21 hospitals list a cash price for fibrinogen blood test as an inpatient: from $14.25 to $320.00, with a median of $57.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $42.75 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $52.00 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 21 facilities across 15 cities for code 85384, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$14.25Boston Medical Center South
Median$57.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$320.00in this market
Difference22.5×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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $14.25Highest $320.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Fibrinogen Activity source file $14.25 $31.66 $8.57–$394.86 55%
Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Fibrinogen Activity source file $16.21 $36.02 $8.57–$475.07 55%
Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Fibrinogen Activity - Fibrinogen Quantitative source file $21.70 $31.00 $10.85–$530.75 30%
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Fibrinogen Activity - Fibrinogen Quantitative source file $21.70 $31.00 $8.14–$42.18 30%
Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Fibrinogen Activity - Fibrinogen Quantitative source file $21.70 $31.00 $10.85–$34.88 30%
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 FIBRINOGEN QUAN File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file $28.00 $40.00 — 30%
Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Fibrinogen Activity source file $31.05 $69.00 $8.41–$512.54 55%
Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Bradford Haverhill, MA Fibrinogen Activity+1 more line at this price source file $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 —
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Fibrinogen source file $40.00 $40.00 $7.75–$58.60 —
Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of May 18, 2026 · source file $45.00 $60.00 $54.90 25%
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $57.00 $57.00 — —
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $58.00 $58.00 — —
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $58.00 $58.00 — —
Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $73.00 $73.00 — —
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $84.00 $84.00 — —
PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Stoughton Stoughton, MA Fibrinogen Activity File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $97.20 $97.20 $68.04–$82.62 —
Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $102.00 $102.00 — —
Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $112.00 $112.00 — —
New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $114.00 $114.00 — —
Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $143.00 $143.00 — —
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 CHG FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $320.00 $320.00 — —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $14.25, median $57.00, highest $320.00 — a 22.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $65.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 fibrinogen test measures a clotting protein. It is used for unexplained bleeding, before some surgeries and in severe illness to check clotting.

What the price covers

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