Sed rate (ESR) cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $6.10 to $682.45, with a median of $22.80. The lowest price is at Baptist Health - Fort Smith (Fort Smith). The highest price is 111.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $22.80, is 40% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 8.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Arkansas ranks 9th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 41 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 85652. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.10Baptist Health - Fort Smith
Median$22.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$682.45in Arkansas
Lowest saves$16.70vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.10 | $24.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Van Buren Van Buren · Fort Smith, AR-OK 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.50 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.50 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Drew County Monticello · Monticello, AR 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.50 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Hot Spring County Malvern · Malvern, AR 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.50 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.50 | $26.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.50 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Stuttgart Stuttgart · Stuttgart, AR 85652 - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.50 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR SED RATE BY MODIFIEDWESTERGREN 809 QT | $6.80 | $17.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Ozark Health Clinton · Clinton, AR SED RATE ESR-AUTO | $8.32 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs · Hot Springs, AR HC Lab Sedimentation Rate (Sed) | $8.64 | $34.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Siloam Springs Arkansas Hospital Siloam Springs · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.92 | $29.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $10.80 | $18.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $10.80 | $18.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Sedimentation Rate Automated | $12.35 | $19.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Sedimentation Rate Automated | $12.35 | $19.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Sedimentation Rate Automated | $12.35 | $19.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Hope · Hope, AR RBC SED RATE- AUTOMATED | $13.20 | $33.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR 85652T Sed Rate | $14.61 | $14.61 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ESR (SED RATE) | $22.31 | $101.43 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home · Mountain Home, AR Esr (Sed Rate) Auto | $22.80 | $38.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $23.45 | $26.06 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $23.45 | $26.06 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Sedimentation Rate Automated | $25.35 | $39.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR Sedimentation Rate Automated | $25.35 | $39.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR Sedimentation Rate Automated | $25.35 | $39.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron · Waldron, AR Sedimentation Rate Automated | $25.35 | $39.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle · Russellville, AR ESR (SED RATE) | $25.36 | $101.43 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $25.84 | $136.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville · Clarksville, AR SED RATE ESR | $27.08 | $49.23 | Nov 25, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $31.05 | $207.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $33.75 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forrest City Arkansas Hospital Forrest City · Forrest City, AR Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $36.01 | $60.01 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Ouachita County Medical Center Camden · Camden, AR ESR | $38.00 | $76.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $39.80 | $189.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Sedimentation Rate Automated | $40.95 | $63.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $45.49 | $189.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willow Creek Womens Hospital Johnson · Johnson, AR SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $62.54 | $189.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville · Blytheville, AR RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $64.41 | $96.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR SED RATE (AUTO) | $217.00 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison · Harrison, AR SEDIMENTATION RATE | $682.45 | $682.45 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 7 | $6.80 | $23.45 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 7 | $6.50 | $10.80 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 4 | $6.10 | $9.42 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $40.95 | $40.95 |
| Booneville, AR | 1 | $25.35 | $25.35 |
| Blytheville, AR | 1 | $64.41 | $64.41 |
| Clarksville, AR | 1 | $27.08 | $27.08 |
| Clinton, AR | 1 | $8.32 | $8.32 |
| Camden, AR | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| E Academy Paris, AR | 1 | $25.35 | $25.35 |
| Forrest City, AR | 1 | $36.01 | $36.01 |
| Hope, AR | 1 | $13.20 | $13.20 |
| Harrison, AR | 1 | $682.45 | $682.45 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $8.64 | $8.64 |
| Johnson, AR | 1 | $62.54 | $62.54 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1 | $25.84 | $25.84 |
| Monticello, AR | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| Malvern, AR | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $31.05 | $31.05 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $22.80 | $22.80 |
| Ozark, AR | 1 | $25.35 | $25.35 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $14.61 | $14.61 |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $25.36 | $25.36 |
| Stuttgart, AR | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| Waldron, AR | 1 | $25.35 | $25.35 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What sed rate (ESR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sed rate (ESR) explained.
Sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in other states
- Alabama$23.64
- Alaska$64.00
- Arizona$63.18
- California$56.00
- Colorado$58.30
- Connecticut$28.90
- Delaware$37.00
- District of Columbia$23.14, 2 hospitals
- Florida$110.24
- Georgia$33.06
- Hawaii$52.50
- Idaho$20.15
- Illinois$48.40
- Indiana$38.98
- Iowa$36.83
- Kansas$32.40
- Kentucky$38.40
- Louisiana$18.17
- Maine$29.58
- Maryland$13.48
- Massachusetts$13.06
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$38.94
- Mississippi$38.55
- Missouri$34.40
- Montana$42.38
- Nebraska$52.50
- Nevada$55.00
- New Hampshire$36.27
- New Jersey$15.50
- New Mexico$43.50
- New York$24.77
- North Carolina$75.65
- North Dakota$30.85
- Ohio$37.93
- Oklahoma$24.57
- Oregon$28.08
- Pennsylvania$21.63
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$19.95, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$54.50
- South Dakota$69.60
- Tennessee$17.68
- Texas$61.80
- Utah$55.76
- Vermont$42.00
- Virginia$57.50
- Washington$35.75
- West Virginia$16.75
- Wisconsin$41.60
- Wyoming$31.70
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.