Sed rate (ESR) cost in Corning, NY
In Corning, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $9.24 to $23.10, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at Corning Hospital — $8.76 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $16.02 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Mar 27, 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 Corning, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Hospital lowest Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte; Automated | $9.24 | $11.55 | $2.02–$7.41 | 20% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital lowest Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte; Automated | $9.24 | $11.55 | $2.02–$11.55 | 20% | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 HB Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated | $18.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath, NY · (607) 776-8500 HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $23.10 | $115.52 | $98.19–$115.52 | 80% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Autom Erythrocyte Sed Rate | $92.14 | $115.18 | $66.46–$73.88 | 20% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Autom Erythrocyte Sed Rate | $92.14 | $115.18 | $9.35–$115.18 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.24, median $18.00, highest $23.10 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $9.24. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.