Sed rate (ESR) cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $3.47 to $49.68, with a median of $8.14. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 14.3× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$3.47Erlanger Health
Median$8.14half pay less
Highest$49.68in Tennessee
Lowest saves$4.67vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $3.47 | $12.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $4.18 | $19.00 | — source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.80 | $32.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.83 | $21.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $4.83 | $21.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN SEDRATE AUTOMATED | $5.32 | $19.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $6.34 | $12.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $7.40 | $37.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $7.83 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.10 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.10 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.64 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.91 | $27.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.91 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.91 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $8.91 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Louisville · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $17.01 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $21.50 | $110.79 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ESR, ERYTHOCYTE SED RATE, SED RATE, SED | $23.20 | $80.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ESR, ERYTHOCYTE SED RATE, SED RATE, SED | $23.20 | $80.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ESR, ERYTHOCYTE SED RATE, SED RATE, SED | $23.20 | $80.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $28.29 | $123.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC SEDIMENTATION RATE, ESR, ERYTHOCYTE SED RATE, SED RATE, SED | $43.20 | $80.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $43.47 | $207.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $43.47 | $207.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $43.47 | $207.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $49.68 | $207.00 | Feb 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $4.18 | $8.14 |
| Knoxville, TN | 6 | $8.10 | $8.91 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $23.20 | $33.20 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $6.34 | $6.34 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $21.50 | $21.50 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $8.64 | $8.64 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $28.29 | $28.29 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $4.83 | $4.83 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $8.10 | $8.10 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $3.47 | $3.47 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $4.83 | $4.83 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $7.83 | $7.83 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $23.20 | $23.20 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $5.32 | $5.32 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $23.20 | $23.20 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $7.40 | $7.40 |
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
- New York$16.02
- 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
- 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.