Posted Price

Sed rate (ESR) test at Boston Medical Center

CPT 85652 · Boston, MA

Cash price$9.00
Gross charge$20.00
Insurer rates$2.34 – $512.54

These are Boston Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated March 13, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 19 Massachusetts hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $5.15, median $32.00, highest $102.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
1.0 mi$6.30$9.002026-04-01
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
1.3 mi$33.00$44.002026-03-27
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
1.4 mi$37.00$37.002026-04-01
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
1.8 mi$33.00$44.002026-03-27
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA
1.8 mi$47.25$63.002026-03-27
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
1.8 mi$11.00$11.002026-04-01
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
3.0 mi$24.75$33.002026-03-27
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
Brighton, MA
4.4 mi$5.15$11.452026-03-13

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 85652 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
HC Chg Sedimentation Rate RBC Automated
line 2900
both$9.00$20.00$2.34 – $512.54

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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