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High-Sensitivity CRP Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$10.47$8.71 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$10.47 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $56Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$10.47

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.