Sed rate (ESR) cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $3.83 to $98.94, with a median of $38.94. The lowest price is at Range Regional Health Services (Hibbing). The highest price is 25.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $38.94, is 2% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 14.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Minnesota ranks 29th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 77 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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$3.83Range Regional Health Services
Median$38.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$98.94in Minnesota
Lowest saves$35.11vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $3.83 | $9.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Hematology and Coagulation | $5.19 | $11.29 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hematology and Coagulation | $5.46 | $21.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $7.90 | $15.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $7.90 | $15.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG SED RATE | $9.10 | $13.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN SED RATE | $14.64 | $24.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $16.42 | $34.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $16.42 | $34.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $16.42 | $34.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS SED RATE | $18.20 | $26.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED (ESR) | $18.88 | $31.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $19.15 | $34.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $19.15 | $34.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $19.15 | $34.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $19.15 | $34.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI SEDIMENTATION RATE; AUTOMAT | $20.48 | $32.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $20.66 | $36.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $20.80 | $26.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hematology and Coagulation | $21.58 | $83.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $27.20 | $32.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $27.26 | $47.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $30.56 | $76.20 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $30.88 | $77.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $30.88 | $77.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $30.88 | $77.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $30.88 | $77.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $30.88 | $77.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $30.88 | $77.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC SED RATE (ESR) | $32.73 | $77.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SED RATE (ESR) | $32.73 | $77.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG SED RATE | $32.86 | $32.86 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $32.86 | $53.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $34.82 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $35.38 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $36.80 | $46.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $37.05 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $37.88 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $38.94 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $38.94 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $38.94 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $39.71 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $40.30 | $62.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN SED RATE | $40.47 | $57.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $41.07 | $56.89 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $42.00 | $42.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $43.20 | $54.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Hematology and Coagulation | $45.14 | $74.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $45.60 | $57.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $45.60 | $57.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $46.15 | $71.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $46.76 | $83.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI ESR AUTO TL | $46.86 | $71.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $52.67 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $55.25 | $65.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $56.32 | $64.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $58.50 | $65.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN PR SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $58.82 | $173.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $59.20 | $74.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI SED RATE AUTO | $61.00 | $61.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hematology and Coagulation | $61.42 | $166.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $62.05 | $73.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $62.51 | $74.42 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $66.30 | $78.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $67.50 | $90.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $67.76 | $121.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $74.80 | $110.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $87.00 | $87.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $92.34 | $114.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $98.94 | $128.49 | May 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $5.46 | $26.07 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $3.83 | $38.94 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $32.73 | $40.47 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $46.76 | $57.26 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $39.71 | $49.26 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $43.60 | $65.30 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $5.19 | $19.02 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $43.60 | $43.60 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $66.30 | $66.30 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $35.38 | $35.38 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $59.20 | $59.20 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $62.05 | $62.05 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $37.88 | $37.88 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $19.15 | $19.15 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $46.15 | $46.15 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $62.51 | $62.51 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $43.60 | $43.60 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $98.94 | $98.94 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $27.26 | $27.26 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $55.25 | $55.25 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $9.10 | $9.10 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $67.50 | $67.50 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $20.66 | $20.66 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $45.14 | $45.14 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $19.15 | $19.15 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $56.32 | $56.32 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $18.88 | $18.88 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $43.60 | $43.60 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $40.30 | $40.30 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $32.86 | $32.86 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $52.67 | $52.67 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $41.07 | $41.07 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $36.80 | $36.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $74.80 | $74.80 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $14.64 | $14.64 |
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
- Michigan$24.00
- 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.