Sed rate (ESR) cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $4.86 to $212.70, with a median of $32.40. The lowest price is at Ascentist Hospital (Leawood). The highest price is 43.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $32.40, is 15% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 12.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Kansas ranks 19th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 57 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.86Ascentist Hospital
Median$32.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$212.70in Kansas
Lowest saves$27.54vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascentist Hospital lowest Leawood · Kansas City, MO-KS SED RATE | $4.86 | $20.00 | Apr 26, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita · Wichita, KS RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $5.75 | $8.85 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $8.31 | $13.85 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS Sed Rate, Auto | $9.07 | $13.95 | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| County of Logan Oakley · Oakley, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $10.00 | $50.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Coffey County Hospital Burlington · Burlington, KS ESR | $13.80 | $46.00 | Nov 6, 2024 source file |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita · Wichita, KS SED RATE | $14.93 | $15.00 | Mar 25, 2025 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $15.36 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ashland Health Center Ashland · Ashland, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $16.00 | $20.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital KS Moundridge · McPherson, KS Sedimentation Rate | $16.75 | $19.70 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $16.80 | $22.40 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu Satanta · Satanta, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $18.00 | $20.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison · Atchison, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $19.00 | $19.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Utah Hiawatha · Utah Hiawatha, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $19.00 | $19.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge · Medicine Lodge, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $19.67 | $19.67 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| HaysMed Hays · Hays, KS RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $19.80 | $60.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa · Kiowa, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $20.80 | $26.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne County Hospital Saint Francis · Saint Francis, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $21.27 | $21.27 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Wilson County Hospital Neodesha · Neodesha, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $21.74 | $28.99 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Graham County Hospital Hill City · Hill City, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $22.00 | $22.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Norton County Hospital Norton · Norton, KS ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) | $27.30 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg · McPherson, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $28.00 | $40.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina · Salina, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $28.00 | $40.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan County Hospital Hoxie · Hoxie, KS SEDIMENTATION RATE | $29.00 | $29.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Russell Regional Hospital Russell · Russell, KS SEDIMENTATION RATE | $29.75 | $35.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical Center Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $31.24 | $31.24 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned · Larned, KS RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $32.00 | $80.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville · Plainville, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.25 | $43.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Seneca · Seneca, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.40 | $36.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Hospital Coldwater · Coldwater, KS SEDIMENTATION RATE | $33.00 | $44.00 | Sep 3, 2026 source file |
| Meade District Hospital Meade · Meade, KS SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR) | $33.00 | $33.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| The University of Kansas Health System- St. Francis Campus Topeka · Topeka, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $34.02 | $113.40 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Stanton County Hospital Johnson · Johnson, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $35.00 | $35.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton County Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $36.00 | $36.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence · Lawrence, KS Sedimentation Rate | $36.56 | $146.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS SEDIMENTATION RATE | $36.80 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Labette County Medical Center Parsons · Parsons, KS SED RATE | $38.47 | $54.95 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $39.10 | $46.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene · Abilene, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $40.00 | $40.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $40.38 | $40.38 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Ellinwood District Hospital Ellinwood · Great Bend, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $40.66 | $47.84 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Morton County Hospital Elkhart · Elkhart, KS Sedimentation Rate-westergren Lc | $41.00 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Lincoln County Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $44.78 | $49.75 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Hodgeman County Health Center Jetmore · Jetmore, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $47.20 | $59.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Sedimentation Rate Automated | $48.75 | $75.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Sedimentation Rate Automated | $48.75 | $75.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Southwest medical center Liberal · Liberal, KS Hematology Tests | $52.40 | $65.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne · Osborne, KS Sedimentation Rate | $54.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS SED RATE AUTOMATED | $54.18 | $135.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons · Lyons, KS ESR | $54.34 | $72.45 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| McPherson Hospital McPherson · McPherson, KS Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $61.42 | $83.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center Kinsley · Kinsley, KS RL SED RATE (ESR) | $66.40 | $83.00 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $167.00 | $167.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Woodlawn Wichita · Wichita, KS SED RATE AUTO | $167.00 | $167.00 | Sep 1, 2026 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita, KS | 5 | $5.75 | $14.93 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 4 | $4.86 | $114.03 |
| McPherson, KS | 3 | $16.75 | $28.00 |
| Topeka, KS | 2 | $16.80 | $25.41 |
| Abilene, KS | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Ashland, KS | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $40.38 | $40.38 |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $19.00 | $19.00 |
| Burlington, KS | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $31.24 | $31.24 |
| Coldwater, KS | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Elkhart, KS | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $54.18 | $54.18 |
| Greensburg, KS | 1 | $39.10 | $39.10 |
| Great Bend, KS | 1 | $40.66 | $40.66 |
| Hill City, KS | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Hoxie, KS | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $9.07 | $9.07 |
| Jetmore, KS | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| Johnson, KS | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Kinsley, KS | 1 | $66.40 | $66.40 |
| Kiowa, KS | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Larned, KS | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Lincoln, KS | 1 | $44.78 | $44.78 |
| Lyons, KS | 1 | $54.34 | $54.34 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $36.56 | $36.56 |
| Liberal, KS | 1 | $52.40 | $52.40 |
| Meade, KS | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1 | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $36.80 | $36.80 |
| Neodesha, KS | 1 | $21.74 | $21.74 |
| Norton, KS | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Oakley, KS | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Osborne, KS | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $212.70 | $212.70 |
| Parsons, KS | 1 | $38.47 | $38.47 |
| Plainville, KS | 1 | $32.25 | $32.25 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Russell, KS | 1 | $29.75 | $29.75 |
| Saint Francis, KS | 1 | $21.27 | $21.27 |
| Satanta, KS | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Seneca, KS | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Syracuse, KS | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Salina, KS | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $19.00 | $19.00 |
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
- Georgia$33.06
- Hawaii$52.50
- Idaho$20.15
- Illinois$48.40
- Indiana$38.98
- Iowa$36.83
- 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.