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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 7 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$5.37$4.47 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$23.44 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $7 to $135Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $74professional $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
$7.59
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.24
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $15.49 · 11th 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.