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Partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test) in Pittsburgh, PA costs $6 to $239. Here's every hospital's price.

15 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 15 hospitals list a cash price for partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting test) (CPT 85730). The lowest is $6 at Advanced Surgical Hospital, the median is $47 and the highest is $239 at UPMC Mckeesport Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 40 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $47 is 65% above the national median of $28 across 571 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $5 to $427. 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 February 2026 and April 2026. 16 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.

$6
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
Advanced Surgical Hospital · 31 mi
$41 below the median
$47
median cash price
15 hospitals
40×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
15/31
hospitals with a cash price
16 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Advanced Surgical Hospital

Washington · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$6
list $39 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Heritage Valley Beaver

Beaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$9
list $34
3
Heritage Valley Sewickley

Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$9
list $34
4
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

$16
list $26 · lowest of 4 lines
5
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$26
list $43 · lowest of 30 lines
6
Acmh Hospital

Kittanning · 28 mi · File Mar 2026

$27
list $91 · lowest of 4 lines
7
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 2026

$29
list $49 · lowest of 6 lines
8
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$47
list $78 · lowest of 34 lines
9
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$47
list $79 · lowest of 24 lines
10
UPMC St Margaret

Pittsburgh · 2 mi · File Mar 2026

$72
list $120 · lowest of 26 lines
11
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$80
list $134 · lowest of 18 lines
12
UPMC East

Monroeville · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$89
list $149 · lowest of 24 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 Pittsburgh, PA 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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