Sed rate (ESR) cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient
In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $20.81 to $52.32, with a median of $20.81. The lowest listed price is at St. John Broken Arrow and 3 other hospitals. Across Oklahoma, the median is $20.81 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Broken Arrow lowest Jenks, OK ESR- 45519 | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ESR- 45519 | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ESR- 45519 | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ESR- 45519 | $20.81 | $56.25 | $2.87–$28.13 | 63% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Sedimentation Rate Rbc Automated | $52.32 | $130.80 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Sedimentation Rate Rbc Automated | $52.32 | $130.80 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.81, median $20.81, highest $52.32 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $20.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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 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.