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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.55$2.69 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$6.03 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$5$10$20facility $7professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.32
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.59
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$9.12
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
$2.09
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$0.93

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$5.25

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.