Lab tests CPT 85730 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient

In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) clotting test as an inpatient: from $15.20 to $37.70, with a median of $37.70. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 85730, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$15.20Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation
Median$37.70half pay less
Highest$37.70in this market
Difference2.5×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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

median
Lowest $15.20Highest $37.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA CHG THROMBOPLAS TIME PARTIAL $15.20 $19.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC PTT; PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD $32.85 $41.06 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Thromboplastin Time Partial (Ptt) $37.70 $58.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Thromboplastin Time Partial (Ptt) $37.70 $58.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Mayo Aathr Thromboplastin Time Partial (Ptt) $37.70 $58.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Mayo Albld Thromboplastin Time Partial (Ptt) $37.70 $58.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Mayo Aathr Thromboplastin Time Partial (Ptt) $37.70 $58.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $15.20, median $37.70, highest $37.70 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $37.70 — 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.