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Partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test) in Fort Wayne, IN costs $5 to $58. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area publish a cash price for partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test) (CPT 85730). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Fort Wayne, IN metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test) (CPT 85730). The lowest is $5 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center, the median is $46 and the highest is $58 at The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ. The most expensive hospital lists 11 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Fort Wayne, IN median of $46 is 34% above the national median of $34 across 1441 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $266. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between April 2026 and September 2026. 1 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$5
lowest cash price in Fort Wayne, IN
Bluffton Regional Medical Center · 19 mi
$41 below the median
$46
median cash price
7 hospitals
11×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/8
hospitals with a cash price
1 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Bluffton Regional Medical Center

Bluffton · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$5
list $22 · lowest of 12 lines
2
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana

Fort Wayne · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$7
list $22 · lowest of 10 lines
3
St Joseph Health System, LLC

Fort Wayne · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$38
list $160 · lowest of 10 lines
4
Dupont Hospital LLC

Fort Wayne · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$46
list $170 · lowest of 10 lines
5
Parkview Whitley Hospital

Columbia City · 17 mi · File Sep 2026

$49
list $98 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Parkview Regional Medical Center

Fort Wayne · 14 mi · File Sep 2026

$52
list $103 · lowest of 6 lines
7
$58
list $216 · lowest of 8 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 85730. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 85730, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test)

CPT 85730 is a partial thromboplastin time (PTT or aPTT), a clotting test that checks a different part of the clotting cascade from prothrombin time. It is used to monitor heparin, to investigate unexplained bleeding or bruising, and before surgery. One blood draw.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. It is often ordered together with prothrombin time (85610); the two are separate codes and separate prices.

Why prices vary

The test runs on automated coagulation analyzers and costs a laboratory a few dollars. Hospital list prices range from under $10 to over $150 for the same result. Independent laboratories are typically far cheaper.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 85730, and is PT (85610) also being billed?
  • Is the blood draw extra?
  • Can the sample be sent to an outside laboratory?

Hospitals in Fort Wayne, IN without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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