Sed rate (ESR) cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $4.89 to $37.05, with a median of $24.00. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center — $19.11 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $28.09 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $4.89 | $7.52 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $11.90 | $14.00 | $3.00–$11.06 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $11.90 | $14.00 | $3.00–$11.06 | 15% | — source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED LAB | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED LAB | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED LAB | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED LAB | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED LAB | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $32.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $37.05 | $57.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4.89, median $24.00, highest $37.05 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $26.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.
8 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.
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WACHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |