go back

Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR)

Wyoming 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 July 2026.

How much does Manual Blood Sedimentation Rate Test (ESR) cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $166 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.61$5.37 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$77.62 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $55 to $178Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $166professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.01

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Wyoming $14.13 · 3rd of 51
WV $30.90DC $3.24

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.