Sed rate (ESR) cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $15.39 to $128.40, with a median of $128.40. The lowest listed price is at Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana — $113.01 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $45.53 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana lowest Indianapolis, IN Sedation Rate RHI | $15.39 | $27.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana lowest Indianapolis, IN Sedation Rate RHI | $15.39 | $27.00 | $2.70 | 43% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $16.20 | $27.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $61.01 | $87.15 | $2.70–$217.88 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $95.40 | $159.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $95.40 | $159.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $112.80 | $188.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM | $128.40 | $214.00 | $2.00–$6.16 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.39, median $128.40, highest $128.40 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $128.40. 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 1 of 10 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.