Sed rate (ESR) cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $6.75 to $536.50, with a median of $41.22. The lowest listed price is at Riverside University Medical Center — $34.47 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $56.00 at 169 hospitals.
- The median here, $41.22, is 8% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 15.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 13 cities for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Sed Rate Westergrn Automated+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $6.75 | $6.75 | $1.93–$6.75 | — |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $24.40 | $61.00 | $27.45–$51.85 | 60% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 SED RATE RBC AUTO File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $33.25 | $101.00 | $2.35–$85.85 | 67% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $34.84 | $67.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $34.84 | $67.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $34.84 | $67.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $34.84 | $67.00 | $2.00–$6.00 | 48% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.48 | $76.00 | — | 52% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 SED RATE RBC AUTO File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $41.22 | $106.00 | $2.70–$106.00 | 61% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Sedimentation Rate-Westergren LC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $46.12 | $61.50 | — | 25% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ERYTHRO SEDIMENTATION RATE File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $51.00 | $1.65–$51.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SED RATE WESTERGRN AUTOMATED File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $125.00 | $2.19–$112.50 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SED RATE WESTERGRN AUTOMATED File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $125.00 | $2.70–$93.75 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SED RATE WESTERGRN AUTOMATED File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $56.25 | $125.00 | $2.19–$106.25 | 55% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 TSH LC+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $71.25 | $95.00 | — | 25% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $87.00 | $2.40–$63.08 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Tsh Thyroid Ihc Stain-Mayo+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $97.65 | $97.65 | $1.93–$97.65 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $226.00 | $2.16–$415.28 | 18% |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 SED RATE AUTO+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $536.50 | $536.50 | $2.70–$482.85 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.75, median $41.22, highest $536.50 — a 79.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $38.85. 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 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 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.
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Sed Rate Westergren | $1.34 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Sed Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $1.34 | file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CAHc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto | $2.00 | file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CAHc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto | $2.00 | file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CASED RATE RBC AUTO | $2.00 | file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CASED RATE | $2.66 | file |