Sed rate (ESR) cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $16.38 to $61.36, with a median of $30.85. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake (Devils Lake). The highest price is 3.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $30.85, is 19% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 11.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- North Dakota ranks 17th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 18 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.38Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake
Median$30.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$61.36in North Dakota
Lowest saves$14.47vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND ESR AUTO | $16.38 | $39.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND ESR AUTO | $16.82 | $29.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Oakes Hospital Oakes · Oakes, ND ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE | $18.20 | $35.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $18.40 | $23.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $18.40 | $23.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND UM SED RATE AUTOMATED | $19.00 | $19.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND ESR AUTO | $21.45 | $39.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $23.00 | $46.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND ESR AUTO | $29.70 | $54.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN ND SED RATE (AUTOMATED) | $32.00 | $40.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED 85652 | $33.80 | $52.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC SED RATE,AUTOMATED | $35.38 | $58.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC SED RATE,AUTOMATED | $35.38 | $58.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND SEDIMENTATION RATE | $38.40 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND SEDIMENTATION RATE | $38.40 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $44.25 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Tc Sedimentation Rate, Esr | $60.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND ESR AUTO | $61.36 | $104.00 | Sep 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake, ND | 2 | $16.38 | $25.88 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $32.00 | $33.69 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $38.40 | $38.40 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $61.36 | $61.36 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $19.00 | $19.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $18.40 | $18.40 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $21.45 | $21.45 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $18.40 | $18.40 |
| Oakes, ND | 1 | $18.20 | $18.20 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $16.82 | $16.82 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $33.80 | $33.80 |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $29.70 | $29.70 |
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 Jersey$15.50
- New Mexico$43.50
- New York$24.77
- North Carolina$75.65
- 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.