Sed rate (ESR) cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 69 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $4.18 to $649.63, with a median of $17.68. The lowest price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp (Memphis). The highest price is 155.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $17.68, is 53% below the US median of $38.00.
- That is 6.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.70).
- Tennessee ranks 5th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 69 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$4.18Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp
Median$17.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$649.63in Tennessee
Lowest saves$13.50vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $4.18 | $19.00 | Mar 19, 2026 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 | Mar 23, 2026 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 |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin · Erin, TN SED RATE AUTOMATED | $5.40 | $13.50 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN Sedimentation Rate-Westergren LC | $6.49 | $17.00 | May 1, 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 North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC RBC Sed Rate, Auto - Sedimentation Rate, Automated | $8.14 | $37.00 | Mar 19, 2026 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 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $13.50 | $45.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $13.50 | $45.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $13.50 | $45.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $13.50 | $45.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $13.50 | $45.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $13.50 | $45.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $17.01 | $27.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN LABCORP SED RATE | $17.68 | $26.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN SED RATE AUTOMATED | $21.00 | $21.00 | Jun 2, 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, 2026 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, 2026 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, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $24.64 | $108.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $26.11 | $112.08 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $28.29 | $123.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $29.11 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN ESR. | $29.11 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN SED RATE, AUTOMATED | $29.37 | $108.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $30.44 | $93.37 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN SED RATE WESTERGREN | $40.64 | $90.30 | Jul 1, 2026 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 |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $47.36 | $93.42 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTO | $49.68 | $207.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1008300000 - AUTOM ERYTHROCYTE SED RATE 85652 | $50.85 | $79.08 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB SEDIMENTATION RATE (SED) | $53.88 | $182.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $54.55 | $278.34 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Pbc Sed Rate | $64.45 | $223.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN SED RATE | $69.60 | $87.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB SED RATE | $76.99 | $182.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $114.70 | $460.64 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Sed Rate | $117.74 | $223.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SED RATE AUTO | $233.99 | $233.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $404.26 | $404.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SED RATE AUTO | $441.00 | $441.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SED RATE AUTO | $476.33 | $476.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Sedimentation rate, erythrocyte; automated | $532.00 | $532.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SED RATE AUTO | $575.12 | $575.12 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SED RATE AUTO | $586.78 | $586.78 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SED RATE AUTO | $649.63 | $649.63 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 12 | $23.20 | $422.63 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $4.18 | $25.80 |
| Knoxville, TN | 8 | $8.10 | $8.91 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $53.88 | $76.99 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $13.50 | $13.50 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $23.20 | $46.40 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $54.55 | $54.55 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $13.50 | $13.50 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $13.50 | $13.50 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $21.50 | $21.50 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $8.64 | $8.64 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $13.50 | $13.50 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $5.40 | $5.40 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $28.29 | $28.29 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $114.70 | $114.70 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $29.11 | $29.11 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $4.83 | $4.83 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $13.50 | $13.50 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $8.10 | $8.10 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $64.45 | $64.45 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $6.49 | $6.49 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $4.83 | $4.83 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $40.64 | $40.64 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $7.83 | $7.83 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $23.20 | $23.20 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $5.32 | $5.32 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $7.40 | $7.40 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $29.11 | $29.11 |
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
- 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
- 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.