Lab tests CPT 85730 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — inpatient

In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test as an inpatient: from $14.54 to $29.56, with a median of $25.66. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 85730, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$14.54Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Median$25.66half pay less
Highest$29.56in this market
Difference2.0×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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.

median
Lowest $14.54Highest $29.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD HC Partial Thromboplast $14.54 $14.84 2%
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Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore, MD HC THROMBOPLAS TIME PARTIAL $25.66 $26.18 2%
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Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore, MD HC THROMBOPLAS TIME PARTIAL REF $25.66 $26.18 2%
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD PARTIAL THROMBOPLAS TIME $29.56 $30.16 2%
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Inpatient: lowest $14.54, median $25.66, highest $29.56 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $25.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

The partial thromboplastin time (PTT or aPTT) test measures how long it takes blood to clot through a different pathway than the PT test. It is used to check for bleeding disorders, before surgery, and to monitor heparin.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the PTT test. The blood draw is often billed separately.