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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$4.57$4.07 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$7.94 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $6 to $76Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $20professional $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
$6.03
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.63
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$707.95
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$5.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.59

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $6.31 · 42nd 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.