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Plasminogen Blood Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 85420

Measures the activity of plasminogen in a blood sample. Plasminogen is a protein the body converts into the enzyme that breaks down blood clots once they are no longer needed. Low activity is investigated when clots form too readily or when a rare inherited deficiency is suspected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Plasminogen Blood Test cost?

$7.76

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.90$4.90 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$11.75 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $5 to $66Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $24professional $5

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$11.22

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. 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· 15th of 51

$7.76

HI $11.75MD $5.01

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.