Sed rate (ESR) cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 29 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $13.80 to $1,151.43, with a median of $204.41. The lowest listed price is at Mease Dunedin Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $190.61 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $110.24 at 131 hospitals.
- The median here, $204.41, is 438% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 75.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Tampa, FL ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 29 facilities across 19 cities for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mease Dunedin Hospital lowest Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital lowest Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel lowest Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Alliant Hospital lowest Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $11.50–$23.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital lowest Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital lowest New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital lowest Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital lowest St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 SED RATE WESTERGREN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.80 | $23.00 | $4.14–$23.00 | 40% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Sed Rate Esr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $93.10 | $266.00 | — | 65% |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.24 | $110.24 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.36 | $128.36 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL SED RATE AUTOMATED File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $217.50 | $435.00 | $82.22–$435.00 | 50% |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $224.31 | $224.31 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL · (352) 596-6632 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated +3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $581.27 | $581.27 | $2.70–$534.77 | — |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 SED RATE AUTO+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $818.40 | $818.40 | $2.70–$752.93 | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 SED RATE AUTO+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $818.40 | $818.40 | $2.70–$752.93 | — |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson, FL · (727) 819-2929 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated UNSCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $976.82 | $976.82 | $2.70–$898.67 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 588-5200 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $987.79 | $987.79 | $2.70–$908.77 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo West Hospital Largo, FL · (727) 588-5200 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $987.79 | $987.79 | $2.70–$908.77 | — |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon, FL · (813) 916-0600 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated +3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,049.98 | $1,049.98 | $2.70–$965.98 | — |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Apollo Beach, FL · (813) 634-3301 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated UNSCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,068.43 | $1,068.43 | $2.44–$982.96 | — |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated +3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,151.43 | $1,151.43 | $2.70–$1,059.32 | — |
| HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated UNSCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,151.43 | $1,151.43 | $2.44–$1,059.32 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $13.80, median $204.41, highest $1,151.43 — a 83.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $93.10. 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 10 of 20 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 sed rate (ESR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sed rate (ESR) explained.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FLHb Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.40 | file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FLHb Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.40 | file |