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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.68$3.31 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$6.17 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $5

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$8.71

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 30th of 51

$5.37

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.