Sed rate (ESR) cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $4.89 to $28.09, with a median of $28.09. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $23.20 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $28.09 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC SED RATE ESR/AUTOMATED | $4.89 | $7.52 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG RBC SED RATE (AUTOMATED) | $28.09 | $53.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG RBC SED RATE (AUTOMATED) | $28.09 | $53.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4.89, median $28.09, highest $28.09 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $28.09 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORCHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $1.91 | file |