Sed rate (ESR) cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $22.57 to $36.27, with a median of $34.80. The lowest listed price is at Elliot Hospital — $12.23 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $33.62 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Sedimentation Rate Rbc Automated | $22.57 | $61.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 SEDIMENTATION RATE - WESTERGREN | $34.80 | $58.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $34.80 | $58.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SED RATE | $36.27 | $93.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $22.57, median $34.80, highest $36.27 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $34.80 — 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.