Sed rate (ESR) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 71 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $4.20 to $633.62, with a median of $38.40. The lowest price is at Middlesboro Arh Hospital (Middlesboro). The highest price is 150.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $38.40, is about the same as the US median of $38.00.
- That is 14.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Kentucky ranks 27th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 71 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.20Middlesboro Arh Hospital
Median$38.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$633.62in Kentucky
Lowest saves$34.20vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital lowest Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $4.20 | $7.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $6.00 | $15.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY SEDRATE AUTO | $7.00 | $14.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY HEMAT-SEDIMENTATION RATE | $7.27 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC SED RATE WESTERGREN | $7.74 | $59.53 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB SEDRATE | $8.10 | $8.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY HEMAT-SEDIMENTATION RATE | $8.40 | $14.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY HEMAT-SEDIMENTATION RATE | $8.40 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY HEMAT-SEDIMENTATION RATE | $8.40 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $12.00 | $16.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY RBC SED RATE AUTO | $20.00 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $25.35 | $39.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $25.35 | $39.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $26.16 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY RBC SED RATE AUTOMAT | $28.44 | $43.75 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC SED RATE WESTERGREN | $31.49 | $67.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 25, 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 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 28, 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 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.67 | $43.56 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY SED RATE AUTOMATED | $33.00 | $44.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Sedimentation Rate (Sed) | $33.24 | $88.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG SED RATE | $34.97 | $87.42 | Sep 25, 2026 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 |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $37.08 | $103.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $37.93 | $94.82 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Sed Rate | $38.40 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL ESR Automated | $39.45 | $65.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $41.42 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $43.40 | $62.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $44.10 | $98.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $46.20 | $46.20 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC SED RATE WESTERGREN | $46.30 | $149.33 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $46.35 | $103.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $48.00 | $80.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $52.00 | $62.65 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $52.50 | $105.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $56.02 | $140.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Sedimentation Rate (Sed) | $57.53 | $137.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $60.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $60.70 | $151.76 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB SEDIMENTATION RATE (SED) | $60.75 | $137.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Sed Rate | $61.20 | $102.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Sedimentation Rate (Sed) | $63.47 | $131.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Sedimentation Rate (Sed) | $65.06 | $137.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $66.00 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $67.20 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $69.60 | $116.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $69.60 | $116.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $69.60 | $116.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Sedimentation Rate (Sed) | $73.49 | $137.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY SED RATE IN HOUSE | $77.40 | $129.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $82.59 | $137.65 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $99.45 | $153.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY HEMAT-SEDIMENTATION RATE | $110.99 | $184.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $120.52 | $120.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $132.39 | $330.97 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $137.99 | $344.97 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY SED RATE AUTO | $633.62 | $633.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 12 | $18.00 | $29.42 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $32.67 | $59.14 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $67.20 | $73.50 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $7.27 | $8.40 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $32.67 | $48.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $32.67 | $39.45 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $32.67 | $38.40 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $4.20 | $25.20 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $25.35 | $25.35 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $43.40 | $43.40 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $8.10 | $8.10 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $46.30 | $46.30 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $32.67 | $32.67 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $56.02 | $56.02 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $25.35 | $25.35 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $52.50 | $52.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $69.60 | $69.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $34.97 | $34.97 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $82.59 | $82.59 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $60.70 | $60.70 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $28.44 | $28.44 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $31.49 | $31.49 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $7.74 | $7.74 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $132.39 | $132.39 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $33.24 | $33.24 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $99.45 | $99.45 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $69.60 | $69.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $110.99 | $110.99 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
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
- Kansas$32.40
- 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.