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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86140

This blood test measures C-reactive protein, a substance the liver produces in response to inflammation anywhere in the body. It is used broadly to detect and track inflammation, whether from infection, injury, or a chronic inflammatory condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test cost?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$4.79$4.47 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$6.03 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $5 to $95Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $17professional $5

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
$5.75
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.24

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $5.75 · 45th of 51
SD $61.66CT $5.13

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.