Sed rate (ESR) cost in Cleveland, OH
In Cleveland, OH, 23 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $12.35 to $76.50, with a median of $46.20. The lowest listed price is at Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region and 9 other hospitals — $33.85 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $30.31 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region lowest Euclid, OH SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $2.70–$8.57 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital lowest Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $5.37–$19.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $12.35 | $19.00 | $1.10–$9.18 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $5.37–$19.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital lowest Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $0.95–$10.50 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital lowest Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $2.75–$19.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital lowest Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $0.95–$10.50 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $0.95–$10.50 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital lowest Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $0.95–$10.50 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital lowest Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $0.95–$10.50 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $12.35 | $19.00 | $5.37–$19.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte Automated | $22.40 | $64.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC Sed Rate | $46.20 | $77.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC Sed Rate | $46.80 | $78.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 SED RATE | $50.25 | $67.00 | $1.16–$4.59 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 SEDIMENTATION RATE | $50.25 | $67.00 | $21.44–$67.00 | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $2.05–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $2.05–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $2.70–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $2.05–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $1.54–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $1.27–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $2.05–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $2.05–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $75.00 | $100.00 | $2.05–$90.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $76.50 | $102.00 | $2.05–$96.39 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $76.50 | $102.00 | $2.05–$91.80 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.35, median $46.20, highest $76.50 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $48.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.
| Summa Health System Akron, OHHc Esr Automated | $1.60 | file |