Lab tests CPT 86140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CRP blood test cost in Gulfport, MS — inpatient

In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity) as an inpatient: from $8.36 to $8.36, with a median of $8.36. Across Mississippi, the median is $30.00 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$8.36Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock
Median$8.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8.36in this market
Difference1.0×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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.

median
Lowest $8.36Highest $15.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock lowest Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN source file $8.36 $22.00 — 62%
Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC IBD SGI CRP source file $15.20 $40.00 — 62%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $8.36, median $8.36, highest $8.36.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $22.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.