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Clot Retraction Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 85170

A laboratory test that lets a blood sample clot and then observes how well the clot shrinks and tightens over the following hours. Poor shrinkage points to a problem with platelets, the small blood cells that build a clot and pull it closed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Clot Retraction Test cost?

$12.30

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.41 to $13.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $63Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $12

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.49

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 23rd of 51

$12.30

AK $36.31KY $4.07

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.