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Clot Retraction Test

Rhode Island 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$7.24$3.80 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$4.90 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $4 to $21Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $22
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $7

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 41st of 51

$8.51

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.