Sed rate (ESR) cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $15.36 to $212.70, with a median of $48.75. The lowest price is at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas (Overland Park). The highest price is 13.8× 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.
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $15.36 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS SEDIMENTATION RATE | $36.80 | $92.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Sedimentation Rate Automated | $48.75 | $75.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Sedimentation Rate Automated | $48.75 | $75.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $212.70 | $212.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $212.70 | $212.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $212.70 | $212.70 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $15.36 | $212.70 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $36.80 | $36.80 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $212.70 | $212.70 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
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
- Georgia$39.00
- Hawaii$23.40
- Idaho$12.00
- Illinois$25.00
- Indiana$45.53
- Iowa$29.90
- 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.