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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 October 2026.

How much does C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test cost?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.27$3.16 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$4.27 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $63Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$36.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$63.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.24

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 38th of 51

$4.79

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.