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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$3.89$3.89 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$11.75 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $6 to $209Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $36professional $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
$9.33
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$11.22

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $11.75 · 16th 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.