Sed rate (ESR) cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 24 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $3.73 to $44.25, with a median of $16.01. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $12.28 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $24.00 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 17 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital lowest Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB SEDIMENT RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.73 | $19.00 | $1.41–$9.50 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB SEDIMENT RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.73 | $19.00 | $1.41–$9.50 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB SEDIMENT RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.73 | $19.00 | $2.20–$3.73 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital lowest Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB SEDIMENT RTE RBC AUTO | $3.73 | $19.00 | $1.41–$9.50 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital lowest Wyandotte, MI HB LAB SEDIMENT RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.73 | $19.00 | $1.41–$9.50 | 80% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Sedimentation Rate | $4.05 | $8.10 | $1.48–$8.35 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SEDIMENTATION RATE-AUTO | $8.96 | $16.00 | $2.20–$5.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SEDIMENTATION RATE-AUTO | $8.96 | $16.00 | $2.20–$5.87 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Sedimentation Rate | $9.40 | $18.80 | $1.48–$14.52 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Sedimentation Rate | $9.50 | $19.00 | $1.48–$9.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SEDIMENTATION RATE-AUTO | $9.52 | $17.00 | $3.69–$5.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SEDIMENTATION RATE-AUTO | $9.52 | $17.00 | $3.69–$5.87 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOM | $10.15 | $20.30 | $1.48–$15.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $11.76 | $21.00 | $1.82–$4.86 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $11.76 | $21.00 | $1.82–$4.86 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $11.76 | $21.00 | $1.97–$4.86 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $11.76 | $21.00 | $1.97–$4.86 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SED RATE AUTO | $20.25 | $27.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI SED RATE AUTO | $23.25 | $31.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Auto Sed Rate | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Auto Sed Rate | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Auto Sed Rate | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Auto Sed Rate | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SED RATE AUTO | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Auto Sed Rate | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $30.40 | $60.80 | $1.48–$30.89 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Sedimentation Rate | $31.45 | $62.90 | $1.48–$47.18 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 SED RATE AUTO | $32.25 | $43.00 | $1.00–$3.69 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SED RATE AUTO | $36.00 | $48.00 | $1.00–$3.69 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SED RATE AUTO | $36.00 | $48.00 | $1.00–$3.69 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SED RATE AUTO | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.73, median $16.01, highest $44.25 — a 11.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $24.00. 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 8 of 15 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.