Sed rate (ESR) cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for sed rate (ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate): from $7.87 to $107.50, with a median of $36.96. The lowest price is at Bellin Memorial Health (Green Bay). The highest price is 13.7× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$7.87Bellin Memorial Health
Median$36.96half pay less
Highest$107.50in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$29.09vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellin Memorial Health lowest Green Bay · Green Bay, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED (ESR) | $7.87 | $17.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $7.98 | $14.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $7.98 | $14.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $11.40 | $20.00 | — source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI CHG RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $12.00 | $15.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI ESR,AUTO (SED-RATE) | $12.60 | $22.50 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED (ESR) | $13.39 | $26.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED (ESR) | $13.95 | $22.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED (ESR) | $14.73 | $28.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE, ERYTHROCYTE; AUTOMATED (ESR) | $15.24 | $30.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SED RATE BY MODIFIED WESTERGREN QUEST | $19.15 | $34.20 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $22.79 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $22.79 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $22.79 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $22.79 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $22.79 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Hematology and Coagulation | $23.46 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $29.45 | $31.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV ESR AUTO SED RATE | $29.56 | $53.75 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Glendale · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTO | $31.27 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $36.57 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC RBC SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED | $36.57 | $69.00 | — source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC SED RATE AUTO | $36.96 | $56.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC SED RATE AUTO | $36.96 | $56.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC SED RATE AUTO | $36.96 | $56.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC SED RATE AUTO | $36.96 | $56.00 | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hematology and Coagulation | $37.89 | $84.00 | — source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE RBC AUTOMATED | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac RBC Sed Rate, Automated | $41.60 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI RBC SED RATE, AUTO | $43.60 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hematology and Coagulation | $44.71 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SED RATE AUTOMATED | $47.50 | $95.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $47.50 | $50.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE MQ | $51.29 | $93.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI SEDIMENTATION RATE AUTOMATED-TECH | $60.80 | $64.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC RBC SED RATE, AUTO - SEDIMENTATION RATE, AUTOMATED | $107.50 | $107.50 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 17 | $22.79 | $47.50 |
| Green Bay, WI | 5 | $7.87 | $36.96 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 5 | $7.98 | $12.60 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $7.98 | $12.00 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $19.15 | $37.89 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $29.45 | $41.60 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $29.45 | $35.52 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $12.60 | $30.05 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $12.00 | $26.80 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $36.96 | $42.23 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $29.45 | $35.52 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $41.60 | $51.20 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $22.79 | $22.79 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $107.50 | $107.50 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $43.60 | $43.60 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $23.46 | $23.46 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $15.24 | $15.24 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $29.45 | $29.45 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $14.73 | $14.73 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $29.45 | $29.45 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $29.45 | $29.45 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $29.45 | $29.45 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $13.39 | $13.39 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $29.45 | $29.45 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $13.95 | $13.95 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
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
- West Virginia$15.50
- Wyoming$5.96
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.