Lab tests CPT 85652 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sed rate (ESR) cost in McCall, ID — inpatient

In McCall, ID, 1 hospital lists a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) as an inpatient: from $21.00 to $21.00, with a median of $21.00. Across Idaho, the median is $12.00 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 85652, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$21.00St Luke's McCall
Median$21.00half pay less
Highest$21.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Luke's McCall McCall, ID · (208) 630-2395 $21.00 $21.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $21.00, median $21.00, highest $21.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.00 — 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.