Sed rate (ESR) cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $4.05 to $109.75, with a median of $52.50. The lowest price is at Community Hospital - McCook (McCook). The highest price is 27.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $52.50, is 38% above the US median of $38.00.
- That is 19.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Nebraska ranks 37th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 40 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.05Community Hospital - McCook
Median$52.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$109.75in Nebraska
Lowest saves$48.45vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital - McCook lowest McCook · McCook, NE SEDI RATE MINI TUBE - MC | $4.05 | $4.50 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB RATE SEDIMENTATION RBC AUTO | $5.42 | $9.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $6.56 | $8.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $6.56 | $8.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $6.88 | $8.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AU | $8.10 | $9.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $9.75 | $15.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $9.75 | $15.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $16.07 | $20.09 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $17.48 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $28.56 | $51.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Sedimentation Rate (ESR) | $38.30 | $39.90 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Sedimentation Rate | $39.10 | $46.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $41.76 | $72.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Sedimentation Rate | $45.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA ESR, Automated | $45.75 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $46.68 | $58.35 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Esr Wintrobe | $47.00 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Esr Automated | $50.00 | $56.00 | — source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $50.00 | $50.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Chg Sedimentation Rate Rbc Automated | $55.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Esr (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) | $55.00 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $55.04 | $128.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $55.04 | $128.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $55.04 | $128.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $55.04 | $128.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $57.00 | $95.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $58.17 | $64.63 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $59.04 | $123.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $61.60 | $77.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE SED RATE AFHC | $63.00 | $63.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Sed Rate Automated | $63.00 | $79.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $67.00 | $67.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $74.39 | $78.30 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $75.00 | $75.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Esr, Sedimentation Rate, Westergren Unmc | $77.00 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $84.00 | $84.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Sedimentation Rate | $86.00 | $86.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Sedimentation Rate | $90.00 | $90.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $109.75 | $109.75 | Jul 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 9 | $9.75 | $55.04 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $17.48 | $59.04 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $6.56 | $40.48 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $28.56 | $47.78 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $6.88 | $28.44 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $46.68 | $46.68 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $58.17 | $58.17 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $41.76 | $41.76 |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $38.30 | $38.30 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $4.05 | $4.05 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $6.56 | $6.56 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $5.42 | $5.42 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $8.10 | $8.10 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $47.00 | $47.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $39.10 | $39.10 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $109.75 | $109.75 |
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
- Minnesota$38.94
- Mississippi$38.55
- Missouri$34.40
- Montana$42.38
- 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.