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Clot Retraction Test

Montana 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$6.92 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$23.44 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $34Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $19

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.22

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 2nd of 51

$23.44

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.