Sed rate (ESR) cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $3.90 to $921.00, with a median of $15.50. The lowest price is at Virtua Memorial Hospital (Mount Holly) and 4 other hospitals. The highest price is 236.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $15.50, is 59% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 5.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- New Jersey ranks 3rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Why New Jersey prices look low: under state law (P.L.2008, c.60), a hospital may not charge an uninsured New Jersey resident whose family income is below 500% of the federal poverty level more than 115% of what Medicare pays for the same service. If that is you, ask the hospital's billing office to apply this limit; a separate physician fee may still apply. 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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.90Virtua Memorial Hospital + 4 more
Median$15.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$921.00in New Jersey
Lowest saves$11.60vs the median
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $3.90 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $3.90 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $3.90 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $3.90 | $39.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Sedimentation Rate Auto | $3.90 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Sedimentation Rate, Auto 85652 | $7.30 | $73.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Bridgeton Bridgeton · Vineland, NJ SEDIMENTATION RATE | $9.16 | $9.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD SEDIMENTATION RATE | $9.16 | $9.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD SEDIMENTATION RATE | $9.16 | $9.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD SEDIMENTATION RATE | $9.16 | $9.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD SEDIMENTATION RATE | $9.16 | $9.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland · Vineland, NJ SEDIMENTATION RATE | $9.16 | $9.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $15.50 | $31.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated | $18.55 | $18.55 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SED RATE | $22.20 | $37.00 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $68.20 | $1,883.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $123.07 | $1,911.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $159.74 | $3,078.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Warren Hospital Phillipsburg · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $162.90 | $181.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $176.70 | $3,232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $281.14 | $2,451.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Sed Rate Erythrocyte Auto | $307.99 | $3,156.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SEDIMENTATION RATE | $787.00 | $788.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington · Trenton-Princeton, NJ SEDIMENTATION RATE (AUTO) | $921.00 | $921.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton · Trenton-Princeton, NJ SEDIMENTATION RATE (AUTO) | $921.00 | $921.00 | Jun 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 10 | $7.30 | $95.64 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 | $3.90 | $3.90 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 2 | $162.90 | $169.80 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 2 | $921.00 | $921.00 |
| Vineland, NJ | 2 | $9.16 | $9.16 |
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
- Nebraska$52.50
- Nevada$55.00
- New Hampshire$36.27
- 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.