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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Arkansas 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 7 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$8.13$4.27 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$8.13 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $6 to $112Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $20professional $8

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
$8.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$8.71

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $10.96 · 19th 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.