Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test: from $44.28 to $133.80, with a median of $133.80. The lowest listed price is at Saint Vincent Health Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 85730, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Health Center lowest Erie, PA HC THROMBOPLASTIN TIME (APTT) | $44.28 | $54.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA THROMBPL TIME PART(PTT) P6881 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA PARTIAL PROTHROMBIN TIME P4160 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA THROMBOPLASTIN TIME P0267 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA PTT ACTIVATED | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA ACT PART THROMBOP TIME P P7021 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA THROMBOPLASTIN TIME P3391 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA THROMBOPL TIME PARTL(PTT)P2441 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA THROMBOPLASTIN TIME P0229 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA ACTIVATED PTT | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie, PA APTT (BASELINE) PNL 5464 | $133.80 | $223.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $44.28, median $133.80, highest $133.80 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $133.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85730 ($48.56). 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.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PACHG THROMBOPLASTIN TIME PARTIAL PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD | $3.24 | file |