Sed rate (ESR) cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $8.00 to $55.00, with a median of $15.50. The lowest price is at Grant Memorial Hospital (Petersburg). The highest price is 6.9× 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.
Lowest$8.00Grant Memorial Hospital
Median$15.50half pay less
Highest$55.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$7.50vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Memorial Hospital lowest Petersburg · Petersburg, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $8.00 | $10.00 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $12.00 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $12.00 | $24.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $12.00 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $12.50 | $25.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $13.50 | $27.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $14.00 | $28.00 | — source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $15.50 | $31.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $15.50 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $18.00 | $36.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $48.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV RBC SED RATE AUTOMATED | $24.00 | $48.00 | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $30.50 | $61.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $34.00 | $68.00 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Sedmentation Rate | $41.00 | $68.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV RED BLOOD CELL SEDIMENTATION RATE; TO DETECT INFLAMMATION; AUTOMATED | $55.00 | $110.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $13.50 | $22.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $15.50 | $15.50 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $15.50 | $15.50 |
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
- Vermont$46.88
- Virginia$54.00
- Washington$21.67
- Wisconsin$36.96
- Wyoming$5.96
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.