Lab tests CPT 85610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test in Huntsville, AL — inpatient

In Huntsville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test as an inpatient: from $32.99 to $833.32, with a median of $92.11. The lowest listed price is at Crestwood Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 85610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 1, 2026.

Lowest$32.99Crestwood Medical Center
Median$92.11half pay less
Highest$833.32in this market
Difference25.3×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 Huntsville, AL.

median
Lowest $32.99Highest $2,161.50
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Crestwood Medical Center lowest Huntsville, AL PROTHROMBIN TIME $32.99 $157.11 79% Jan 1, 2026
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL LAB-ALUPPM-PROTHROMBIN TIME $47.40 $47.40
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL PROTHROMBIN TIME $64.50 $64.50
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL LAB-AATHRM-PROT TIME, B $92.11 $92.11
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL LAB-PROTHROMBIN TIME W/INR $128.50 $128.50
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL OR-DRILL BIT 2.0MM CALIBRATED $746.50 $746.50
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL LAB-SFUNGM-1,3-BETA-D-GLUCAN $833.32 $833.32
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Huntsville Hospital one side Huntsville, AL D-HEMODIAL/PERITON LT CATH R10 $2,161.50 $2,161.50
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Inpatient: lowest $32.99, median $92.11, highest $833.32 — a 25.3× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $2,161.50, median $2,161.50, highest $2,161.50.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $92.11 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,161.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.