Lab tests CPT 85610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PT/INR blood test cost in Russellville, AL — inpatient

In Russellville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test as an inpatient: from $17.00 to $46.28, with a median of $31.64. The lowest listed price is at Red Bay Hospital — $14.64 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $22.88 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 85610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

Lowest$17.00Red Bay Hospital
Median$31.64half pay less
Highest$46.28in this market
Difference2.7×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 Russellville, AL.

median
Lowest $17.00Highest $3,167.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Red Bay Hospital lowest Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-PROTHROMBIN TIME W/INR $17.00 $17.00 $3.32–$13.26 — —
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Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 PT/INR $46.28 $178.00 $3.00–$106.80 74% Jul 31, 2026
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-ALUPPM-PROTHROMBIN TIME $47.40 $47.40 $3.49–$36.97 — —
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 TOOL MR8 14CM BALL $743.50 $743.50 $4.24–$579.93 — —
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 HYDRATOME SPINCTEROTOME $3,167.00 $3,167.00 $4.24–$2,470.26 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $17.00, median $31.64, highest $46.28 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $31.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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

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.