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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

New Mexico 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.47 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.47$3.02 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$6.92 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $4 to $41Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $20professional $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
$3.24
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.91
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.92
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.27

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 38th of 51

$3.98

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.