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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$4.47$3.98 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$11.48 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $5 to $195Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $30professional $4

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
$5.25
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.17
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.90

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $9.77 · 24th 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.