Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test: from $31.98 to $130.20, with a median of $130.20. The lowest listed price is at Saint Vincent Health Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 85610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Health Center lowest Erie, PA HC PROTHROMBIN TIME POC | $31.98 | $39.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PA HC PROTHROMBIN TIME | $31.98 | $39.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA PROTHROMBIN TIME P P7021 | $130.20 | $217.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA PROTHROMBIN TIME P4160 | $130.20 | $217.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA PROTHROMBIN TIME P0229 | $130.20 | $217.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA PT PROTHROMBIN TIME | $130.20 | $217.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.98, median $130.20, highest $130.20 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $130.20. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85610 ($32.92). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PACHG PROTHROMBIN TIME | $2.16 | file |