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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.80$2.57 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$5.13 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$10.96
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
$1.74
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$0.87
Typical High
$1.00

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 41st of 51

$4.57

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.