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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 October 2026.

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

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.98$2.57 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $15professional $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
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.27
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 22nd of 51

$6.03

VT $69.18MD $3.89

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.