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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$9.12$6.03 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$40.74 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $11 to $151Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $33
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $78professional $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
$15.14
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$9.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.72
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$10.47

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $17.38 · 9th 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.