CRP blood test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 21 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $6.00 to $1,308.50, with a median of $372.87. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $366.87 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $93.20 at 46 hospitals.
- The median here, $372.87, is 631% above the US median of $51.00.
- That is 72.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- 17 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 9 cities for code 86140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $17.12 | $5.18–$18.12 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $19.98 | $57.08 | $5.18–$31.96 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN ARUP 2013008 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $28.26 | $80.72 | $5.18–$45.20 | 65% |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $57.40 | $82.00 | $5.18–$69.70 | 30% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB C-IBD SGI DIAGNOSTIC-HSCRP File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $57.85 | $89.00 | $8.90–$81.88 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=C-REACTIVE PROTEIN UCH File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $70.20 | $108.00 | $10.80–$99.36 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $74.10 | $114.00 | $11.40–$104.88 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $79.95 | $123.00 | $12.30–$113.16 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=PROMETHEUS IB SGI DIAG C REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $87.75 | $135.00 | $13.50–$124.20 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CRP HIGH SENSITIVITY CTRC File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $92.95 | $143.00 | $14.30–$131.56 | 35% |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 C-reactive protein; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $123.00 | $123.00 | $5.18–$110.70 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 C-reactive protein; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $123.00 | $123.00 | $5.18–$110.70 | — |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $275.75 | $723.75 | $4.40–$651.38 | 62% |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTEIN) INFLAMMATORY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $337.86 | $337.86 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTEIN) INFLAMMATORY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $337.86 | $337.86 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTEIN) INFLAMMATORY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $337.86 | $337.86 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTEIN) INFLAMMATORY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $337.86 | $337.86 | — | — |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $372.87 | $372.87 | $5.18–$335.58 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $507.29 | $507.29 | $77.11–$456.56 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $514.29 | $514.29 | $78.17–$462.86 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $514.29 | $514.29 | $78.17–$462.86 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 C-reactive protein; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $903.81 | $903.81 | $5.18–$813.43 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $903.81 | $903.81 | $5.18–$813.43 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,106.06 | $1,106.06 | $5.18–$995.45 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,106.06 | $1,106.06 | $5.18–$995.45 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,181.11 | $1,181.11 | $179.53–$1,063.00 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,181.11 | $1,181.11 | $179.53–$1,063.00 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,308.50 | $1,308.50 | $5.18–$379.46 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.00, median $372.87, highest $1,308.50 — a 218.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $275.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 17 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.
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