Lab tests CPT 85610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test in Salisbury, MD — inpatient

In Salisbury, MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test as an inpatient: from $4.29 to $21.96, with a median of $13.13. The lowest listed price is at Deer's Head Hospital Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 85610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$4.29Deer's Head Hospital Center
Median$13.13half pay less
Highest$21.96in this market
Difference5.1×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 Salisbury, MD.

median
Lowest $4.29Highest $21.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Deer's Head Hospital Center lowest Salisbury, MD PT/INR $4.29 $4.29
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury, MD HC PROTHROMBIN TIME (PROT)(PROS) $21.96 $22.41 2%
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Inpatient: lowest $4.29, median $13.13, highest $21.96 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $21.96 — 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.