Sed rate (ESR) cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $42.00 to $43.00, with a median of $42.50. The lowest listed price is at Las Palmas Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $0.50 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $67.06 at 180 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Palmas Medical Center lowest El Paso, TX Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $42.00 | $42.00 | $2.27–$11.49 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center lowest El Paso, TX SED RATE AUTO | $42.00 | $42.00 | $2.52–$39.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab lowest El Paso, TX Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $42.00 | $42.00 | $2.27–$11.49 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab lowest El Paso, TX SED RATE AUTO | $42.00 | $42.00 | $2.52–$39.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX SED RATE AUTO | $43.00 | $43.00 | $36.55 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX SED RATE AUTO | $43.00 | $43.00 | $36.55 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.00, median $42.50, highest $43.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 4 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.