Sed rate (ESR) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $10.06 to $13.06, with a median of $11.56. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $1.50 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC AUTOM ERYTHROCYTE SED RATE | $10.06 | $10.06 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC AUTOM ERYTHROCYTE SED RATE | $13.06 | $13.06 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10.06, median $11.56, highest $13.06 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $13.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.