# Prothrombin Time (PT) (Serial Monitor)

> This test measures the number of seconds it takes for your blood plasma to form a clot. It is commonly used to monitor the effectiveness of blood-thinning medications or to investigate symptoms like unexplained bleeding and bruising.

- Labcorp code: 485199
- Category: [Heart & Metabolic](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/heart-metabolic.md)
- Labcorp turnaround: within 1 day
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=485199&ref=assistant

## Results reported (2)

- Prothrombin Time
- INR

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.