Sed rate (ESR) cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 69 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $5.13 to $604.81, with a median of $33.06. The lowest price is at East Georgia Regional Medical Center (Statesboro). The highest price is 117.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $33.06, is 13% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 12.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Georgia ranks 20th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 69 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.13East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Median$33.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$604.81in Georgia
Lowest saves$27.93vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center lowest Statesboro · Statesboro, GA SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $4.73 | $17.50 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wills Memorial Hospital Washington · Washington, GA ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) | $12.60 | $18.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Sedimentation Rate Auto 85652 | $13.00 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Sedimentation Rate Auto 85652 | $13.00 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $13.60 | $34.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $13.60 | $34.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $13.60 | $34.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $13.60 | $34.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $16.25 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla · Ocilla, GA SED RATE DAILY | $17.75 | $35.50 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $21.45 | $33.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $23.50 | $47.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $25.50 | $51.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA ESR | $27.00 | $54.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Flint River Community Hospital Montezuma · Montezuma, GA SED RATE | $30.75 | $41.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $33.06 | $110.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $44.50 | $89.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB SEDIMENTATION RATE (SED) | $53.88 | $182.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $54.00 | $108.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $54.00 | $72.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $54.00 | $72.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus Lakeland · Valdosta, GA RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $54.00 | $72.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $61.75 | $95.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $70.00 | $140.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross · Waycross, GA Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $70.00 | $70.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $86.00 | $172.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA ESR/SED RATE | $109.65 | $129.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $111.00 | $111.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $218.74 | $218.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $218.74 | $218.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $218.94 | $364.91 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Sedimentation Rate RBC Auto | $240.00 | $240.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Sedimentation Rate RBC Auto | $240.00 | $240.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Sedimentation Rate RBC Auto | $240.00 | $240.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $604.81 | $604.81 | Apr 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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 34 | $5.85 | $33.06 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 3 | $5.85 | $33.06 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 3 | $33.06 | $33.06 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $21.45 | $27.26 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $33.06 | $33.06 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $86.00 | $345.40 |
| Valdosta, GA | 2 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $218.94 | $218.94 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $218.74 | $218.74 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $53.88 | $53.88 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $109.65 | $109.65 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $218.74 | $218.74 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $16.25 | $16.25 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $61.75 | $61.75 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $5.85 | $5.85 |
| Montezuma, GA | 1 | $30.75 | $30.75 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $23.50 | $23.50 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Ocilla, GA | 1 | $17.75 | $17.75 |
| Savannah, GA | 1 | $111.00 | $111.00 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $4.73 | $4.73 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Washington, GA | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Waycross, GA | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
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
- Arkansas$22.80
- California$56.00
- Colorado$58.30
- Connecticut$28.90
- Delaware$37.00
- District of Columbia$23.14, 2 hospitals
- Florida$110.24
- 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.