Lab tests CPT 85730 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — inpatient

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test as an inpatient: from $10.08 to $36.00, with a median of $14.70. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 85730, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$10.08Boston Medical Center South
Median$14.70half pay less
Highest$36.00in this market
Difference3.6×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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $10.08Highest $36.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg Thromboplastin Time Partial Plasma/Whole Blood $10.08 $22.40 55%
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Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Thromboplastin Time Partial Plasma/Whole Blood $11.46 $25.47 55%
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Thromboplas Time Partial - Ptt Crrt System $14.70 $21.00 30%
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Thromboplas Time Partial - Aptt $14.70 $21.00 30%
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Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Thromboplas Time Partial - Aptt $14.70 $21.00 30%
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Thromboplas Time Partial - Aptt $14.70 $21.00 30%
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Thromboplas Time Partial - Ptt Crrt System $14.70 $21.00 30%
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Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Thromboplastin Time Partial Plasma/Whole Blood POC $20.70 $46.00 55%
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Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Thromboplastin Time Partial Plasma/Whole Blood $20.70 $46.00 55%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Partial Thromboplastin $36.00 $36.00
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Partial Thromboplastin So $36.00 $36.00
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Inpatient: lowest $10.08, median $14.70, highest $36.00 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $14.70 — 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.