Sed rate (ESR) cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 16 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $4.05 to $343.00, with a median of $343.00. The lowest listed price is at Banner Baywood Medical Center — $338.95 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $63.18 at 34 hospitals.
- The median here, $343.00, is 803% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 127.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- 9 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 7 cities for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Baywood Medical Center lowest Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 LAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $4.05 | $9.00 | $2.70–$12.64 | 55% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 SEDIMENTATION RATE WESTE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.12 | $83.00 | $33.20–$66.40 | 93% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 SED RATE RBC AUTO File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $31.14 | $167.00 | $2.70–$136.44 | 81% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 SED RATE RBC AUTO File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $37.77 | $167.00 | $2.70–$136.44 | 77% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 UC SED RATE RBC AUTO ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $58.09 | $225.00 | $2.70–$173.25 | 74% |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 UC SED RATE RBC AUTO ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $84.17 | $224.00 | $2.70–$181.44 | 62% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 SED RATE RBC AUTO File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $84.17 | $224.00 | $1.13–$176.96 | 62% |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte;Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $4.05, median $343.00, highest $343.00 — a 84.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $343.00. 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 7 of 7 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 sed rate (ESR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sed rate (ESR) explained.
14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $0.58 | file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZSED RATE RBC AUTO | $1.40 | file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.56 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.65 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.66 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.66 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.70 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.72 | file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.88 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $1.91 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $2.03 | file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $2.03 | file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZLAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $2.49 | file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZHC SED RATE RBC AUTO | $3.11 | file |