Lab tests CPT 85652 Colorado Outpatient

Sed rate (ESR) cost in Colorado

In Colorado, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $5.61 to $103.65, with a median of $52.12. The lowest price is at East Morgan County Hospital (Brush). The highest price is 18.5× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$5.61East Morgan County Hospital
Median$52.12half pay less
Highest$103.65in Colorado
Lowest saves$46.51vs the median

Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
East Morgan County Hospital lowest Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO $5.61 $9.00 Feb 12, 2026
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC SED RATE AUTOMATED $12.20 $34.85 Apr 30, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC AUTOM ERYTHROCYTE SED RATE $22.23 $31.75 —
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Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED $38.08 $68.00 —
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Denver Rehabilitation Hospital Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Rbc sed rate automated $44.44 $44.44 Apr 1, 2026
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Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Rbc sed rate automated $44.44 $44.44 Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=SEDIMENTATION RATE $59.80 $92.00 Apr 17, 2026
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AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED $103.65 $103.65 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED $103.65 $103.65 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED $103.65 $103.65 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED $103.65 $103.65 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED $103.65 $103.65 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 9 $12.20 $59.80
Boulder, CO 1 $103.65 $103.65
Fort Morgan, CO 1 $5.61 $5.61
Grand Junction, CO 1 $38.08 $38.08

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.

Sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.