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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 October 2026.

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

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.07$3.09 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$4.17 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $9professional $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
$3.89
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$1.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.46

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 45th of 51

$4.37

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.