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Clot Retraction Test

Maryland 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 July 2026.

How much does Clot Retraction Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.72 to $14.13.

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 $7 · 10th to 90th $2 to $15Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $12

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
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$24.55

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in North Dakota than in Vermont. 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· 41st of 51

$12.30

ND $25.12VT $5.25

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.