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Automated Sedimentation Rate Test

Vermont rates for HCPCS 85652

This blood test measures how quickly red blood cells settle to the bottom of a test tube over time, using an automated laboratory instrument. A faster-than-normal rate can be a sign of inflammation somewhere in the body, though it does not point to a specific cause on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Automated Sedimentation Rate Test cost?

$2.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.51 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 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$2.51$2.34 to $2.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$33.88 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $5 to $66Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $38professional $3

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.47
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$0.95
Typical High
$0.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.24

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Vermont· 48th of 51

$2.51

WV $25.70WY $2.45

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.