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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

Georgia 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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 8 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$4.07$3.09 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$4.79 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $62Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $6professional $4

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
$3.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.89

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $4.79 · 30th of 51
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.