Sed rate (ESR) cost in Fayetteville, NC
In Fayetteville, NC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $4.50 to $4.50, with a median of $4.50. The lowest listed price is at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $75.65 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center lowest Fayetteville, NC · (910) 609-4000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $4.50 | $7.50 | $2.70–$91.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital lowest Raeford, NC · (910) 904-8000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $4.50 | $7.50 | $2.70–$68.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital lowest Fayetteville, NC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $4.50 | $7.50 | $2.70–$91.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC · (910) 609-4000 RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $37.20 | $62.00 | $2.70–$91.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC · (910) 904-8000 RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $37.20 | $62.00 | $2.70–$68.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville, NC RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $37.20 | $62.00 | $2.70–$91.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.50, median $4.50, highest $4.50.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.