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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 4 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$5.37$4.27 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$6.03 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $4 to $100Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $66
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $72professional $5

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
$4.27
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$9.77
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.24

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $15.49 · 12th 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.