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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

Maine 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?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.47 from a physician practice, and about $5.25 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.47$2.57 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.25$4.17 to $6.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $3

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
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.25
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 36th of 51

$4.17

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.