Sed rate (ESR) cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 26 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $7.30 to $787.00, with a median of $59.10. The lowest listed price is at Englewood Health — $51.80 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $24.77 at 64 hospitals.
- The median here, $59.10, is 56% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 21.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- 6 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 22 cities for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 8, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026.
Lowest$7.30Englewood Health
Median$59.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$787.00in this market
Difference107.8×highest vs lowest
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.
median
Lowest $7.30Highest $787.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood Health lowest Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Sedimentation Rate, Auto 85652 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $7.30 | $73.00 | $5.71–$58.40 | 90% |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon, NY · (914) 664-8000 HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $8.45 | $13.00 | $1.52–$29.23 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $9.96 | — | $2.02–$16.00 | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $9.96 | — | $2.02–$16.00 | — |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $9.96 | — | $2.02–$42.38 | — |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $9.96 | — | $2.02–$9.96 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $9.96 | — | $2.02–$16.00 | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 RBC SED RATE,AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $14.00 | — | — |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ · (732) 258-7050 HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $15.50 | $31.00 | $2.16–$30.38 | 50% |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $18.55 | $18.55 | $2.70–$35.00 | — |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 SED RATE File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $22.20 | $37.00 | $2.16–$31.45 | 40% |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 85652 - RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $38.00 | $38.00 | $2.00–$270.00 | — |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $50.00 | $1.89–$50.00 | — |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.20 | $1,883.00 | — | 96% |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $86.50 | $86.50 | $2.70–$3.51 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $112.00 | $112.00 | $2.70–$4,255.00 | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $114.16 | $114.16 | $2.70–$3.51 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $120.00 | $2.70–$4,255.00 | — |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $123.07 | $1,911.00 | — | 94% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.74 | $3,078.00 | — | 95% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Sedimentation Rate Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Sedimentation Rate Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $281.14 | $2,451.65 | — | 89% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $307.99 | $3,156.34 | — | 90% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 SEDIMENTATION RATE File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $787.00 | $788.00 | $1.00–$788.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $7.30, median $59.10, highest $787.00 — a 107.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 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 12 of 15 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 sed rate (ESR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sed rate (ESR) explained.
66 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 85652 ($36.80). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJHc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto | $2.00 | file |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $2.02 | file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $2.02 | file |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $2.02 | file |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, 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 |
| 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 |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, 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 |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NYRBC SED RATE, AUTO | $2.70 | file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NYRBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $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 |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJSED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QST | $2.70 | file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; 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 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, 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 |
| 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 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NYHC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED | $2.70 | file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NYRbc sed rate automated | $2.70 | file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NYSEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMAT | $2.70 | file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJHC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.97 | file |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJRed blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $3.11 | file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJSed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $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 |
| University Hospital Newark, NJSEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.11 | file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NYHC RBC SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $3.24 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.