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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 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 7 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$7.41$5.13 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$15.14 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $8 to $132Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $32
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $72professional $7

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
$7.94
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$79.43
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$19.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $13.49 · 14th 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.