Blood clotting test (PT/INR) cost in Massachusetts

Prices at 33 hospitals in Massachusetts, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $33 — 10% below the US median ($37), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA $8 $4 ★ 4/5 253 min —
Sturdy Memorial Hospital Attleboro, MA $10 $4 ★ 3/5 194 min —
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA $11 $7 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA $12 $5 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA $14 $5 ★ 2/5 201 min —
Falmouth Hospital Falmouth, MA $14 $5 ★ 4/5 160 min —
Whittier Pavilion Haverhill, MA $15 — — — —
Mercy Medical Ctr Springfield, MA $16 $7 ★ 2/5 275 min —
Emerson Hospital W Concord, MA $17 $4 ★ 5/5 208 min —
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, MA $19 $14 ★ 5/5 113 min —
Boston Medical Center-Brighton Brighton, MA $21 $5 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA $24 $24 ★ 3/5 153 min —
Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA $25 $14 ★ 4/5 254 min —
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation North Adams, MA $25 $13 — 154 min —
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the Northampton, MA $26 $31 ★ 2/5 261 min —
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA $26 $23 ★ 5/5 265 min —
Heywood Hospital Gardner, MA $33 $8 ★ 2/5 192 min —
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket, MA $34 $42 ★ 3/5 120 min —
The Shriners' Hospital for Children-Boston Boston, MA $38 $6 — — —
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA $47 $41 — 174 min —
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA $53 $52 ★ 5/5 288 min —
Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA $53 $49 ★ 5/5 300 min —
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain, MA $53 $49 ★ 5/5 256 min —
Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA $59 $4 ★ 4/5 274 min —
Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc Oak Bluffs, MA $65 $61 ★ 4/5 157 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$38
Cash / self-pay
$33
Insurer-negotiated
$9
Medicare pays
$4
$12$89
Median cash $33  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $33 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $38 list price could save about $5 (13%).

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