Sed rate (ESR) cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $6.60 to $11.28, with a median of $8.94. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Anne General Hospital — $2.34 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $19.89 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC SED RATE,AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.60 | $15.00 | — | 56% |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC SED RATE,AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.28 | $24.00 | — | 53% |
Inpatient: lowest $6.60, median $8.94, highest $11.28 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $8.94 — 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.