Lab tests CPT 85652 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sed rate (ESR) cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $97.20 to $97.20, with a median of $97.20. Across South Carolina, the median is $44.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$97.20St Francis Hospital
Median$97.20half pay less
Highest$97.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $97.20Highest $97.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Sed Rate $97.20 $162.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Sed Rate $97.20 $162.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $97.20, median $97.20, highest $97.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $60.30 — 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.