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High-Sensitivity CRP Blood Test

Maryland rates for HCPCS 86141

A blood test that measures C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation in the body, using a more sensitive method than the standard CRP test. It is often used to help assess cardiovascular risk by detecting low-grade inflammation that a routine CRP test might miss.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does High-Sensitivity CRP Blood Test cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.51 to $10.72.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$10$20facility $10professional $10

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 8.3 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$9.77

VT $81.28MD $9.77

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.