Sed rate (ESR) cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $5.85 to $604.81, with a median of $39.00. The lowest price is at Wellstar Cobb Hospital (Austell) and 10 other hospitals. The highest price is 103.4× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$5.85Wellstar Cobb Hospital + 10 more
Median$39.00half pay less
Highest$604.81in Georgia
Lowest saves$33.15vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest 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 lowest Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest 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 lowest Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center lowest LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Sed Rate | $5.85 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Sedimentation Rate Auto 85652 | $13.00 | $13.00 | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry · Warner Robins, GA Sedimentation Rate Auto 85652 | $13.00 | $13.00 | — source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $22.00 | $44.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $48.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Central Georgia Rehabilitation Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $36.00 | $72.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $42.00 | $84.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $54.00 | $108.00 | — source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $66.50 | $133.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta · 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 |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $71.00 | $71.00 | — source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $81.00 | $162.00 | Nov 19, 2025 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 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Sedimentation Rate RBC Auto | $240.00 | $240.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $604.81 | $604.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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 | 19 | $5.85 | $54.00 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $36.00 | $39.00 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $81.00 | $342.90 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $5.85 | $5.85 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $218.74 | $218.74 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $66.50 | $66.50 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $218.74 | $218.74 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $5.85 | $5.85 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
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.
Sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in other states
- Alabama$20.32
- Alaska$75.66
- Arizona$165.10
- Arkansas$23.45
- California$43.41
- Colorado$52.12
- Connecticut$15.80
- Delaware$37.00
- Florida$76.07
- Hawaii$23.40
- Idaho$12.00
- Illinois$25.00
- Indiana$45.53
- Iowa$29.90
- Kansas$48.75
- Kentucky$32.67
- Louisiana$31.59
- Maine$31.00
- Maryland$10.77
- Massachusetts$11.56
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$32.73
- Mississippi$38.66
- Missouri$37.77
- Montana$49.10
- Nebraska$40.87
- Nevada$51.50
- New Hampshire$33.62
- New Jersey$13.86
- New Mexico$19.20
- New York$16.02
- North Carolina$80.08
- North Dakota$23.46
- Ohio$30.31
- Oklahoma$20.81
- Oregon$28.09
- Pennsylvania$22.40
- Rhode Island$50.40
- South Carolina$44.00
- South Dakota$39.60
- Tennessee$8.14
- Texas$63.33
- Utah$34.93
- Vermont$46.88
- Virginia$54.00
- Washington$21.67
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$36.96
- Wyoming$5.96
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.