Lab tests CPT 85610 Outpatient

Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test: from $9.51 to $29.56, with a median of $25.66. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 85610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$9.51Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Median$25.66half pay less
Highest$29.56in this market
Difference3.1×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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.

median
Lowest $9.51Highest $29.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD HC Prothombin Time $9.51 $9.70 2%
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD Prothrombin Time $10.00 $10.00
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Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore, MD HC PROTHROMBIN TIME $25.66 $26.18 2%
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Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore, MD HC PROTHROMBIN TIME REF $25.66 $26.18 2%
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Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore, MD HC PROTHROMBIN TIME AC $25.66 $26.18 2%
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD PROTHROMBIN TIME $29.56 $30.16 2%
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Outpatient: lowest $9.51, median $25.66, highest $29.56 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $25.66. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

The prothrombin time (PT) test measures how long it takes blood to clot, and is reported with the INR, a standardized number. It is used to monitor warfarin and to check clotting before surgery or with liver disease.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the PT and INR result. The blood draw is often a separate charge; a fingerstick home or clinic INR check may be billed differently.