Lab tests CPT 85610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — inpatient

In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Prothrombin time (PT/INR) clotting test as an inpatient: from $4.69 to $142.00, with a median of $89.60. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 85610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.69Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Median$89.60half pay less
Highest$142.00in this market
Difference30.3×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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

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Lowest $4.69Highest $142.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA PT-D $4.69 $11.73 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA Prothrombin Time $5.82 $14.55 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA WHS-PT INR $7.88 $26.25 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA LC-PT MIXING STUDY $18.91 $63.02 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA PROTIME $29.93 $99.75 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA PROTHROMBINTIMESERIES $29.93 $99.75 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CA LC-PROTHROMBIN TIME $38.66 $128.88 70% Feb 23, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA PROTHROMBIN TIME $89.60 $160.00 44%
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA Labaclpt Prothrombin Time $142.00 $355.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA HC Prothrombin Time $142.00 $355.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4.69, median $89.60, highest $142.00 — a 30.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $89.60 — 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.

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.

Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CALC PROTHROMBIN TIME $3.22 file