Sed rate (ESR) cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $5.86 to $67.60, with a median of $37.77. The lowest price is at Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital (Maryland Heights). The highest price is 11.5× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$5.86Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital
Median$37.77half pay less
Highest$67.60in Missouri
Lowest saves$31.91vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital lowest Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Sed Rate by Modified Westergren | $5.86 | $7.32 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO SED RATE AUTO | $10.87 | $18.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE P28625436 | $12.21 | $20.35 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Sedimentation Rate Automated | $12.35 | $19.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Sedimentation Rate Automated | $12.35 | $19.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Sedimentation Rate Automated | $12.35 | $19.00 | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $15.36 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $18.08 | $22.60 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Sedimentation Rate Automated | $27.95 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Sedimentation Rate Automated | $35.10 | $54.00 | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS ESR WESTERGREN SED RATE | $36.54 | $126.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Sedimentation Rate Automated | $39.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Sedimentation Rate Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Sedimentation Rate Automated | $44.20 | $68.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Sedimentation Rate Automated | $44.85 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Sedimentation Rate Automated | $44.85 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Sedimentation Rate Automated | $53.30 | $82.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Sedimentation Rate Automated | $53.30 | $82.00 | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS SED RATE AUTOMATED | $54.18 | $135.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Sedimentation Rate Automated | $56.55 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Sedimentation Rate Automated | $67.60 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Sedimentation Rate Automated | $67.60 | $104.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $5.86 | $12.35 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $41.60 | $54.18 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $10.87 | $11.54 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $15.36 | $25.95 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $44.85 | $44.85 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $67.60 | $67.60 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $67.60 | $67.60 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $35.10 | $35.10 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $18.08 | $18.08 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $27.95 | $27.95 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $44.85 | $44.85 |
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
- Kentucky$32.67
- Louisiana$31.59
- Maine$31.00
- Maryland$10.77
- Massachusetts$11.56
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$32.73
- Mississippi$38.66
- 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.