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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 October 2026.

How much does C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test cost?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.80$3.39 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$4.57 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $174Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$10$50$200facility $11professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.16
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.17
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.90

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$4.07

VT $69.18MD $3.89

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.