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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 5 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$9.33$5.13 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$15.49 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $7 to $204Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $44professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.77

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $16.60 · 10th 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.