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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 October 2026.

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

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$5.13$4.07 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$6.76 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $83Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $5

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
$4.07
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$79.43
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$6.76

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.