Sed rate (ESR) cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $15.36 to $212.70, with a median of $36.54. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital and 1 other hospital — $21.18 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $37.77 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $15.36 | $32.00 | $15.36–$28.80 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $15.36 | $32.00 | $15.36–$28.80 | 52% | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 ESR WESTERGREN SED RATE | $36.54 | $126.00 | $75.60–$103.07 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $212.70 | $212.70 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $212.70 | $212.70 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $15.36, median $36.54, highest $212.70 — a 13.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $36.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 1 it is 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.