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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 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$4.68$3.98 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$17.78 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $8 to $145Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $78professional $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
$8.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.17

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $33.11 · 5th 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.