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Bleeding Time Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 85002

Measures how long it takes a small, standard cut on the forearm to stop bleeding, with a blood pressure cuff keeping pressure steady. The time taken reflects how well platelets — the tiny cells that plug damaged vessels — are doing their job. It is used when unusual bruising or bleeding needs explaining.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bleeding Time Test cost?

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.63$3.63 to $3.63
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$3.63 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $32Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$7.76

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$3.63

SD $8.51DC $3.63

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.