Lab tests CPT 85652 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sed rate (ESR) cost in Terre Haute, IN — inpatient

In Terre Haute, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $90.00 to $90.00, with a median of $90.00. Across Indiana, the median is $45.53 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$90.00St. Vincent Clay Hospital
Median$90.00half pay less
Highest$90.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil, IN · (812) 442-2500 SEDIMENT RATE ERYTHROCYTE;AUTM $90.00 $150.00 $2.00–$6.16 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $90.00, median $90.00, highest $90.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $78.21 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.