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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

New Jersey 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?

$3.16

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.16 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.02 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$3.02$2.75 to $3.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$4.17 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $417Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $9professional $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
$2.75
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.55
Typical High
$0.83
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$794.33
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.92
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.98
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.01

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 51st of 51

$3.16

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.