Sed rate (ESR) cost in New York
In New York, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $6.00 to $273.24, with a median of $16.02. The lowest price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital (Canandaigua). The highest price is 45.5× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$6.00F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$16.02half pay less
Highest$273.24in New York
Lowest saves$10.02vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated | $6.00 | — | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $7.14 | $35.70 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC SED RATE | $8.14 | $12.52 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte; Automated | $9.24 | $11.55 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte; Automated | $9.24 | $11.55 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC SED RATE | $9.65 | $14.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC SED RATE | $9.76 | $15.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC SED RATE | $9.76 | $15.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC SED RATE | $9.76 | $15.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC SED RATE | $9.76 | $15.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $10.40 | $16.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated | $11.00 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated | $11.05 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated | $11.05 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY SEDIMENTATION RATE | $11.52 | $12.07 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated | $12.00 | — | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC SED RATE | $12.02 | $15.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RBC SED RATE,AUTOMATED | $14.00 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $14.04 | $18.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated | $18.00 | — | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $23.10 | $115.52 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $23.10 | $115.52 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $23.10 | $115.52 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC SED RATE | $31.69 | $48.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $81.90 | $126.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $81.90 | $126.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Automated | $81.90 | $126.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $83.00 | $83.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $86.50 | $86.50 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $91.00 | $91.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $111.00 | $111.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $112.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Sedimentation Rate Automated | $175.50 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $273.24 | $303.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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 | 9 | $14.00 | $175.50 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $6.00 | $10.38 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $81.90 | $81.90 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $9.24 | $18.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $8.14 | $9.65 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $23.10 | $23.10 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $9.76 | $9.76 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $11.52 | $11.52 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $9.24 | $9.24 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $111.00 | $111.00 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $14.04 | $14.04 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $7.14 | $7.14 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $10.40 | $10.40 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
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
- Missouri$37.77
- Montana$49.10
- Nebraska$40.87
- Nevada$51.50
- New Hampshire$33.62
- New Jersey$13.86
- New Mexico$19.20
- 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.