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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Maine 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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$4.17$3.09 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$5.01 to $7.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $42Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $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
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.24
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$4.68

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.