Sed rate (ESR) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $8.05 to $120.52, with a median of $32.67. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 15.0× 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 Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY CHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $8.05 | $23.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY CHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $8.05 | $23.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG SED RATE | $34.97 | $87.42 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Rbc Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $36.00 | $90.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Sed Rate | $38.40 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Sed Rate | $61.20 | $102.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $120.52 | $120.52 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $18.00 | $32.67 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $32.67 | $76.60 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $32.67 | $34.34 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $32.67 | $46.94 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $32.67 | $35.54 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $32.67 | $32.67 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $8.05 | $8.05 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $34.97 | $34.97 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $8.05 | $8.05 |
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
- Kansas$48.75
- 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.