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Bleeding Time Test

Mississippi 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 October 2026.

How much does Bleeding Time Test cost?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $8.32 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.13$3.09 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.32$8.32 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10facility $8professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.95
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$9.12

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Texas than in New Jersey. 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.

Mississippi· 3rd of 51

$8.32

TX $11.22NJ $3.47

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.