CRP blood test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $5.00 to $172.40, with a median of $29.28. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Medical Center — $24.28 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $49.40 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 86140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc C-Reactive Protein | $5.00 | $167.52 | $4.66–$167.52 | 97% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN MAIN | $29.28 | $61.00 | $5.44–$54.90 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN MAIN | $29.28 | $61.00 | $4.66–$54.90 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 REF LAB CRP | $72.96 | $152.00 | $5.44–$136.80 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 REF LAB CRP | $72.96 | $152.00 | $4.66–$136.80 | 52% | — source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVEL MG/L INFLAMMATORY | $172.40 | $172.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVEL MG/L INFLAMMATORY | $172.40 | $172.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTEIN) INFLAMMATORY | $172.40 | $172.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC CRP (C-REACTIVE PROTEIN) INFLAMMATORY | $172.40 | $172.40 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $29.28, highest $172.40 — a 34.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $100.84. 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 3 of 3 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86140 ($44.64). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MOC REACTIVE PROTEIN | $1.74 | file |