Sed rate (ESR) cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 18 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $7.30 to $307.99, with a median of $141.41. The lowest listed price is at Englewood Health — $134.11 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $16.02 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 14 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 Jan 19, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood Health lowest Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Sedimentation Rate, Auto 85652 | $7.30 | $73.00 | $5.71–$58.40 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 RBC SED RATE,AUTOMATED | $14.00 | $14.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $18.55 | $18.55 | $2.70–$35.00 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 SED RATE | $22.20 | $37.00 | $2.16–$31.45 | 40% | — source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN | $32.40 | $81.00 | $11.75 | 60% | — source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN | $32.40 | $81.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $68.20 | $1,883.00 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $86.50 | $86.50 | $2.70–$3.51 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $112.00 | $112.00 | $2.70–$4,255.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $114.16 | $114.16 | $2.70–$3.51 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $120.00 | $120.00 | $2.70–$4,255.00 | — | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $123.07 | $1,911.00 | — | 94% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $159.74 | $3,078.00 | — | 95% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $281.14 | $2,419.85 | — | 88% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $281.14 | $2,451.65 | — | 89% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $307.99 | $3,156.34 | — | 90% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.30, median $141.41, highest $307.99 — a 42.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $175.50. 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 4 of 6 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.
51 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85652 ($33.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJHc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto | $2.00 | file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NYCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NYCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.11 | file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJSed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $3.11 | file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJSed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $3.11 | file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJSed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $3.11 | file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJSed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $3.11 | file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJSed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $3.11 | file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone New York, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone New York, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |