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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

New Mexico 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?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 6 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$4.79$4.47 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$10.72 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $7 to $68Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $26professional $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
$7.94
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.89

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $5.13 · 49th 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.