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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

Oregon 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.27$4.17 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$4.57 to $9.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $4

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
$4.17
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$50.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.32
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$5.13

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 20th of 51

$4.79

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.