Sed rate (ESR) cost in Muscatine, IA — inpatient
In Muscatine, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $7.20 to $7.20, with a median of $7.20. Across Iowa, the median is $29.90 at 35 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 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 Muscatine, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Healthcare lowest Muscatine, IA · (563) 264-9100 CHG RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $7.20 | $9.00 | $1.62–$5.36 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine, IA · (563) 264-9100 HC AUTOM ERYTHROCYTE SED RATE | $33.57 | $41.96 | $9.65–$22.95 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.20, median $7.20, highest $7.20.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.