Lab tests CPT 85652 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sed rate (ESR) cost in Crescent City, CA — inpatient

In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $80.00 to $80.00, with a median of $80.00. Across California, the median is $56.00 at 162 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$80.00Sutter Coast Hospital
Median$80.00half pay less
Highest$80.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG CORE SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO $80.00 $80.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $80.00, median $80.00, highest $80.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $80.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.