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Clot Retraction Test

Iowa 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$9.33 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$8.91 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $43Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $4 to $31
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$16.22

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.