Sed rate (ESR) cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $93.10 to $224.31, with a median of $204.41. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $111.31 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $76.07 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 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 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Sed Rate Esr | $93.10 | $266.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $110.24 | $110.24 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $128.36 | $128.36 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $204.41 | $204.41 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL SED RATE AUTOMATED | $217.50 | $435.00 | $82.22–$435.00 | 50% | — source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $224.31 | $224.31 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $93.10, median $204.41, highest $224.31 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $204.41. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 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.
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FLHb Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.40 | file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FLHb Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $2.40 | file |