Sed rate (ESR) cost in Allentown, PA
In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $176.70 to $176.70, with a median of $176.70. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $22.40 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $176.70 | $3,232.00 | — | 95% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $176.70, median $176.70, highest $176.70.
What it is
The sed rate measures how quickly red blood cells settle in a tube. A fast rate is a general sign of inflammation; it is used for conditions such as giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica and to follow them.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85652 ($33.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJSed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $3.11 | file |