Lab tests CPT 85384 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Fibrinogen test cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for fibrinogen blood test as an inpatient: from $31.80 to $63.15, with a median of $47.48. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital — $15.68 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $86.38 at 76 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 85384, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$31.80Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$47.48half pay less
Highest$63.15in this market
Difference2.0×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 Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $31.80Highest $63.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC So Fibrinogen $31.80 $53.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Fibrinogen Activity $37.80 $63.00 — 40% —
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Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem, KY · (270) 988-2299 Fibrinogen Activity LC $63.15 $105.25 $7.22–$89.46 40% —
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Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem, KY · (270) 988-2299 Fibrinogen Activity LC $63.15 $105.25 $7.22–$89.46 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $31.80, median $47.48, highest $63.15 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $63.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.