Ghs sedimentation rate cost at US hospitals
GHS SEDIMENTATION RATE · CPT 85651
$2.38
lowest cash price
$45.50
national median
$459.00
highest cash price
561
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.38–$459.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($21.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($44.27)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 4 | $49.92 | $60.84 | $92.04 |
| Arizona | 13 | $2.38 | $2.94 | $16.05 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $15.77 | $44.85 | $78.00 |
| California | 81 | $5.84 | $80.51 | $202.39 |
| Colorado | 14 | $3.67 | $103.65 | $455.16 |
| Florida | 54 | $5.85 | $20.40 | $459.00 |
| Georgia | 25 | $42.92 | $67.47 | $67.47 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $25.60 | $25.60 | $30.00 |
| Illinois | 39 | $3.75 | $52.50 | $117.00 |
| Indiana | 26 | $28.20 | $76.80 | $125.40 |
| Iowa | 18 | $21.00 | $33.57 | $55.44 |
| Kansas | 10 | $39.20 | $39.20 | $434.17 |
| Kentucky | 16 | $18.56 | $44.27 | $63.60 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $36.14 | $36.14 | $36.14 |
| Maine | 7 | $21.00 | $63.85 | $86.35 |
| Maryland | 2 | $9.60 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Michigan | 27 | $5.89 | $11.22 | $80.80 |
| Minnesota | 13 | $24.00 | $32.42 | $64.80 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $3.08 | $21.12 | $37.44 |
| Missouri | 17 | $23.25 | $53.30 | $366.88 |
| Montana | 2 | $13.60 | $13.60 | $48.80 |
| Nebraska | 10 | $7.83 | $55.44 | $66.30 |
| Nevada | 1 | $6.27 | $6.27 | $6.27 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $69.05 | $69.05 | $69.05 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $4.27 | $4.70 | $21.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $146.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $69.83 | $89.38 | $89.38 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $22.40 | $22.40 | $22.40 |
| Ohio | 63 | $8.45 | $47.20 | $83.40 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $49.40 | $56.55 | $105.05 |
| Oregon | 9 | $17.85 | $17.85 | $33.58 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $28.20 | $59.40 | $283.20 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $16.00 | $39.00 | $214.50 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $24.00 | $25.60 | $78.40 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $5.98 | $7.28 | $61.34 |
| Texas | 98 | $18.09 | $80.08 | $332.92 |
| Virginia | 35 | $5.98 | $32.40 | $411.92 |
| Washington | 32 | $11.60 | $23.97 | $66.00 |
| West Virginia | 11 | $8.80 | $30.00 | $40.50 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | $22.79 | $36.57 | $43.20 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $5.46 | $5.46 | $8.27 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health St. Mary's | Nebraska City, NE | $40.67 | $2.36 – $10.56 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced, CA | $40.69 | $3.40 – $74.26 |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $40.80 | $3.30 – $18.43 |
| HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center | GREEN BAY, WI | $40.92 | $4.01 – $9.61 |
| HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital | SHEBOYGAN, WI | $40.92 | $4.01 – $9.61 |
| HSHS St. Vincent Hospital | Green Bay, WI | $40.92 | $4.01 – $9.61 |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview | Plainview, TX | $41.16 | $4.14 – $4.50 |
| St Jude Medical Center | Fullerton, CA | $41.76 | $3.63 – $8.54 |
| Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $42.00 | not published |
| St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | Youngstown, OH | $42.00 | not published |
| St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital | Youngstown, OH | $42.00 | not published |
| St Joseph Warren Hospital | Warren, OH | $42.00 | not published |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane, WA | $42.70 | $4.27 – $18.21 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia | Ringgold, GA | $42.92 | $4.27 – $8.52 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson, TN | $42.92 | $3.14 – $101.50 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital | Madison, WI | $43.20 | $4.27 – $19.98 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE | Tulare, CA | $44.08 | $1.01 – $36.18 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $44.27 | $3.01 – $88.53 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $44.27 | $3.01 – $118.04 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $44.27 | $3.01 – $118.04 |
| Baptist Health La Grange | La Grange, KY | $44.27 | $3.01 – $118.04 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $44.27 | $3.01 – $119.99 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville, KY | $44.27 | $2.56 – $118.04 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah, KY | $44.27 | $3.01 – $118.04 |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark | River Ozark, AR | $44.85 | $3.80 – $16.21 |
| Mercy Hospital Paris | Academy Paris, AR | $44.85 | $3.80 – $16.21 |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron | Waldron, AR | $44.85 | $3.80 – $16.21 |
| Mercy Hospital Boonville | Booneville, AR | $44.85 | $3.80 – $16.21 |
| St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital | Houston, TX | $45.50 | $3.07 – $130.00 |
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston, TX | $45.50 | $3.07 – $130.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land, TX | $45.50 | $3.07 – $130.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital | Spring, TX | $45.50 | $3.07 – $130.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital | The Woodlands, TX | $45.50 | $3.07 – $130.00 |
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $46.62 | $4.27 – $4.70 |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital | Kenton, OH | $46.80 | not published |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Kettering, OH | $47.20 | $1.68 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) | Miamisburg, OH | $47.20 | $1.68 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) | Dayton, OH | $47.20 | $1.68 – $8.97 |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $47.20 | $1.68 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $47.20 | $1.68 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) | Hamilton, OH | $47.20 | $1.68 – $8.97 |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $47.20 | $1.68 – $8.97 |
| St Anne Hospital | Toledo, OH | $47.40 | not published |
| Willard Hospital | Willard, OH | $47.40 | not published |
| TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Templeton, CA | $48.02 | $4.27 – $891.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham, TX | $48.29 | $6.26 – $72.44 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station, TX | $48.29 | $3.84 – $72.44 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple, TX | $48.29 | $3.59 – $72.44 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST | Waco, TX | $48.29 | $3.59 – $60.37 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | Temple, TX | $48.29 | $3.59 – $72.44 |