Sed rate (ESR) cost in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $22.57 to $36.60, with a median of $33.62. The lowest price is at Elliot Hospital (Manchester). The highest price is 1.6× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in New Hampshire, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester · Manchester-Nashua, NH Hc Sedimentation Rate Rbc Automated | $22.57 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $25.30 | $46.00 | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT ESR-SEDIMENTATION RATE, BLOOD | $32.44 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough · Manchester-Nashua, NH SEDIMENTATION RATE - WESTERGREN | $34.80 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC SED RATE | $36.27 | $93.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth North Conway · North Conway, NH HC SEDIMENTATION RATE RAUTOMATED | $36.60 | $36.60 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 3 | $22.57 | $34.80 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $25.30 | $28.87 |
| North Conway, NH | 1 | $36.60 | $36.60 |
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$42.72
- 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
- Missouri$37.77
- Montana$49.10
- Nebraska$40.87
- Nevada$51.50
- New Jersey$13.86
- New Mexico$19.20
- New York$16.02
- North Carolina$80.08
- North Dakota$23.46
- Ohio$31.50
- 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$37.03
- Washington$21.67
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$36.96
- Wyoming$5.96
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.