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Partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test) in Harrisburg, PA costs $9 to $31. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test) (CPT 85730). The lowest is $9 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, the median is $13 and the highest is $31 at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals. The most expensive hospital lists 3.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Harrisburg, PA median of $13 is 62% below the national median of $34 across 1441 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $5 to $49. 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 March 2026.

$9
lowest cash price in Harrisburg, PA
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center · 9 mi
$4 below the median
$13
median cash price
5 hospitals
3.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/5
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

Camp Hill · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$9
list $39 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Enola · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$12
list $39 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$13
list $39 · lowest of 8 lines
4
UPMC Carlisle

Carlisle · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$31
list $51 · lowest of 12 lines
5
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals

Harrisburg · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$31
list $51 · lowest of 12 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?

Questions people ask