Sed rate (ESR) cost in Buckhannon, WV
In Buckhannon, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $55.00 to $55.00, with a median of $55.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $15.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buckhannon, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon lowest Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $55.00 | $110.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $56.50 | $113.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $55.00, median $55.00, highest $55.00.
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.