Sed rate (ESR) cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $3.73 to $73.39, with a median of $24.00. The lowest price is at Henry Ford Health Hospital (Detroit) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 19.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $24.00, is 37% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 8.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Michigan ranks 11th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 23 of 80 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.73Henry Ford Health Hospital + 1 more
Median$24.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$73.39in Michigan
Lowest saves$20.27vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB SEDIMENT RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.73 | $19.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB SEDIMENT RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.73 | $19.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SED RATE ESR REF | $4.00 | $4.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Sedimentation Rate | $4.05 | $8.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| HealthSource Saginaw Saginaw · Saginaw, MI SED RATE WESTERGREN | $5.00 | $5.00 | Jan 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $8.45 | $13.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $8.45 | $13.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $8.45 | $13.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $8.45 | $13.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $8.45 | $13.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Sedimentation Rate | $8.95 | $17.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SEDIMENTATION RATE-AUTO | $8.96 | $16.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Sedimentation Rate | $9.40 | $18.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Sedimentation Rate | $9.50 | $19.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SEDIMENTATION RATE-AUTO | $9.52 | $17.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI Sedimentation Rate | $10.00 | $20.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOM | $10.15 | $20.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI .SED RATE ERYTHROCYRE AUTO CHG 4300498 | $10.46 | $12.30 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Hchg Sed Rate | $10.50 | $14.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $11.76 | $21.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $11.76 | $21.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Hchg Esr Westergren | $12.16 | $16.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Hchg Esr Westergren | $12.48 | $16.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI Sedimentation Rate | $12.75 | $25.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI Sedimentation Rate | $13.25 | $26.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI Sedimentation Rate | $14.75 | $29.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $16.00 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $16.00 | $16.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $16.00 | $16.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $16.00 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $16.00 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $16.00 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $16.00 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $16.00 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI ESR, AUTOMATED | $16.24 | $33.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI Sedimentation Rate | $18.20 | $36.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SED RATE AUTO | $20.25 | $27.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti · Ann Arbor, MI SED RATE ERYTHRO AUTOMATED | $21.91 | $21.91 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $22.80 | $38.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $24.00 | $24.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $24.00 | $24.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $24.00 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $24.00 | $24.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $24.00 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $24.00 | $24.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $24.00 | $24.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $24.00 | $24.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SED RATE AUTO | $24.00 | $32.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $24.65 | $29.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $25.50 | $30.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI LABC RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $25.60 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Auto Sed Rate | $26.00 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $26.00 | $26.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $27.20 | $32.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $27.95 | $43.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $27.95 | $43.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $27.95 | $43.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG ESR WESTERGREN | $28.70 | $41.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG ESR WESTERGREN | $28.70 | $41.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI Sedimentation Rate | $29.50 | $59.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $30.40 | $60.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SED RATE AUTO | $32.25 | $43.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $32.30 | $38.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $33.15 | $39.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $35.70 | $42.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $35.70 | $42.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SED RATE AUTO | $36.00 | $48.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $38.00 | $38.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI HC AUTO SED RATE | $38.00 | $38.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Health Three Rivers · Sturgis, MI Sedimentation Rate | $39.00 | $60.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Lab-Sedimentation Rate Automated | $40.40 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI SED RATE | $44.00 | $55.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SED RATE AUTO | $44.25 | $59.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry · Newberry, MI Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $55.44 | $88.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $55.76 | $92.94 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $63.75 | $75.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $73.39 | $122.32 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 28 | $3.73 | $16.00 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 8 | $16.00 | $21.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $8.45 | $21.91 |
| Saginaw, MI | 3 | $5.00 | $28.70 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $24.65 | $25.50 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $16.24 | $19.52 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $41.60 | $57.50 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $13.25 | $13.25 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $12.48 | $12.48 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $35.70 | $35.70 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $32.30 | $32.30 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $12.16 | $12.16 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $14.75 | $14.75 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $35.70 | $35.70 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $33.15 | $33.15 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $10.46 | $10.46 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $8.95 | $8.95 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $55.76 | $55.76 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $29.50 | $29.50 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $27.95 | $27.95 |
| Newberry, MI | 1 | $55.44 | $55.44 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $25.60 | $25.60 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $12.75 | $12.75 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $27.95 | $27.95 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $8.45 | $8.45 |
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
- Kentucky$38.40
- Louisiana$18.17
- Maine$29.58
- Maryland$13.48
- Massachusetts$13.06
- 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.