Lab tests CPT 85652 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sed rate (ESR) cost in Wapakoneta, OH — inpatient

In Wapakoneta, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $70.20 to $70.20, with a median of $70.20. Across Ohio, the median is $37.93 at 112 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$70.20Grand Lake Health System
Median$70.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$70.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH · (419) 394-3335 SED RATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $70.20 $78.00 — 10%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $70.20, median $70.20, highest $70.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $70.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.