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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Indiana 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?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $5.13 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$4.27$3.16 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.13$5.13 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$10$100$1Kfacility $5professional $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
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.13
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.31
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
$1.95
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$5.75

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 33rd of 51

$5.13

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.