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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$5.75$5.13 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$28.18 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $10 to $112Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $71
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $60professional $6

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
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.77
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.48

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $7.94 · 26th 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.