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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

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

$3.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.24$3.24 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$5.13 to $9.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.46
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.75
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.41

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$3.80

WV $30.90DC $3.24

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.