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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 8 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 $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$11.75 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $5 to $148Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $47professional $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
$7.94
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$8.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.17

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $10.72 · 21st 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.