Lab tests CPT 86140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CRP blood test cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity) as an inpatient: from $19.80 to $190.80, with a median of $190.80. The lowest listed price is at Eskenazi Health — $171.00 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $71.07 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 86140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$19.80Eskenazi Health
Median$190.80half pay less
Highest$190.80in this market
Difference9.6×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

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Lowest $19.80Highest $190.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Eskenazi Health lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC C-Reactive Protein $19.80 $22.00 $5.00–$22.00 10% —
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Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN C-Reactive Protein RHI $29.64 $52.00 $731.50–$3,209.00 43% —
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Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN C-Reactive Protein RHI $29.64 $52.00 — 43% —
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Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 C REACTIVE PROTEIN $31.80 $53.00 — 40% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $140.40 $234.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $166.80 $278.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $190.80 $318.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $190.80 $318.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $190.80 $318.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $190.80 $318.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $190.80 $318.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $190.80 $318.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $190.80 $318.00 $2.45–$11.81 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $19.80, median $190.80, highest $190.80 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $166.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.