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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 85651

This blood test measures how quickly red blood cells settle to the bottom of a test tube over a set period of time, using a manual laboratory method rather than an automated instrument. A faster settling rate can be a sign of inflammation somewhere in the body, though it does not point to a specific cause.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR) cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$5.75 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$14.45 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $11 to $78Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.91
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$33.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$13.80

AK $13.80NJ $3.16

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.