Sed rate (ESR) cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 14 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $5.52 to $217.00, with a median of $20.81. The lowest listed price is at Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center — $15.29 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $24.57 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $20.81, is 45% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 7.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 85652, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center lowest Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $5.52 | $9.20 | $2.70–$30.41 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $20.00 | $2.40–$20.00 | 70% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $6.99 | $27.97 | $1.34–$18.18 | 75% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 SED RATE MANUAL QST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $20.80 | $26.00 | $2.40–$26.00 | 20% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ESR- 45519 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ESR- 45519 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 ESR- 45519 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ESR- 45519 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $37.50 | $125.00 | $2.40–$97.50 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $150.00 | $1.13–$120.00 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Sedimentation Rate Rbc Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.32 | $130.80 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Sedimentation Rate Rbc Automated File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.32 | $130.80 | — | 60% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $108.00 | $360.00 | $1.62–$360.00 | 70% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 SED RATE (AUTO) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $217.00 | $217.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.52, median $20.81, highest $217.00 — a 39.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $36.80. 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 11 of 11 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.