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Bleeding Time Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.39 to $5.89.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $24Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$15.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.24

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th 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.