Lab tests CPT 86140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CRP blood test cost in Boise City, ID — inpatient

In Boise City, ID, 4 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity) as an inpatient: from $35.10 to $37.38, with a median of $36.24. The lowest listed price is at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa and 1 other hospital — $1.14 less than the median here. Across Idaho, the median is $23.00 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 86140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$35.10Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa + 1 more
Median$36.24half pay less
Highest$37.38in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boise City, ID.

median
Lowest $35.10Highest $87.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa lowest Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC C-Reactive Protein $35.10 $54.00 $4.47–$48.60 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise lowest Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC C-Reactive Protein $35.10 $54.00 $4.47–$54.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID · (208) 381-2222 $37.38 $37.38 — — —
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID · (208) 505-2000 $37.38 $37.38 — — —
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St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID · (208) 381-2222 $40.00 $40.00 — — —
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID · (208) 505-2000 $40.00 $40.00 — — —
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Warde C-Reactive Protein $48.10 $74.00 $4.47–$74.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Warde C-Reactive Protein $48.10 $74.00 $4.47–$66.60 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Warde 3513050 C-Reactive Protein $87.75 $135.00 $4.47–$135.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Warde 3513050 C-Reactive Protein $87.75 $135.00 $4.47–$121.50 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $35.10, median $36.24, highest $37.38 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $29.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A CRP test measures C-reactive protein, which the liver makes when there is inflammation in the body. It is used to look for infection or inflammatory conditions and to follow how they respond to treatment.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the CRP test only. The blood draw is often billed separately.