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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$4.47$3.89 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$18.62 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $6 to $148Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $43professional $4

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
$7.24
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$13.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.24

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $7.94 · 27th 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.