Sed rate (ESR) cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $12.00 to $62.13, with a median of $46.88. The lowest price is at University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care (Burlington). The highest price is 5.2× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care lowest Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT CHG SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $12.00 | $12.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate | $25.13 | $35.90 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT HC - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $42.00 | $42.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT SEDRATE ESR | $51.75 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT LAB-SEDIMENTATION RATE | $54.43 | $77.75 | — source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $62.13 | $62.13 | Apr 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre, VT | 1 | $62.13 | $62.13 |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $54.43 | $54.43 |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $25.13 | $25.13 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Middlebury, VT | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $51.75 | $51.75 |
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
- Tennessee$8.14
- Texas$63.33
- Utah$34.93
- Virginia$54.00
- Washington$21.67
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wisconsin$36.96
- Wyoming$5.96
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.