Sed rate (ESR) cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $6.75 to $185.00, with a median of $46.12. The lowest listed price is at Riverside University Medical Center — $39.37 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $43.41 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Sed Rate Westergrn Automated | $6.75 | $6.75 | $1.93–$6.75 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Sed Rate Westergrn Automated | $6.75 | $6.75 | $1.93–$6.75 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $34.84 | $67.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $34.84 | $67.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $34.84 | $67.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $36.48 | $76.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Sedimentation Rate-Westergren LC | $46.12 | $61.50 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SED RATE WESTERGRN AUTOMATED | $56.25 | $125.00 | $2.19–$112.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SED RATE WESTERGRN AUTOMATED | $56.25 | $125.00 | $2.70–$93.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SED RATE WESTERGRN AUTOMATED | $56.25 | $125.00 | $2.19–$106.25 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SED RATE WESTERGRN AUTOMATED | $56.25 | $125.00 | $2.70–$100.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 TSH LC | $71.25 | $95.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 ESR Automated | $71.25 | $95.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Influenza A Ag (Sofia) | $71.25 | $95.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Tsh Thyroid Ihc Stain-Mayo | $97.65 | $97.65 | $1.93–$97.65 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Tsh Thyroid Ihc Stain-Mayo | $97.65 | $97.65 | $1.93–$97.65 | — | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $185.00 | $226.00 | $2.16–$415.28 | 18% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.75, median $46.12, highest $185.00 — a 27.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $41.30. 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 5 of 9 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.
3 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.
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CAHc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto | $2.00 | file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CAHc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto | $2.00 | file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CASED RATE RBC AUTO | $2.00 | file |