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Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

Utah 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?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $4.90 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$4.07$3.16 to $4.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.90$4.47 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $32Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $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
$4.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$0.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$17.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.50
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.27

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 24th of 51

$4.47

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.