CRP blood test cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 20 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $6.73 to $747.97, with a median of $69.40. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery — $62.67 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $21.30 at 87 hospitals.
- The median here, $69.40, is 36% above the US median of $51.00.
- That is 13.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 17 cities for code 86140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville, TN C-Reactive Protein File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $6.73 | $36.00 | $4.66–$584.01 | 81% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC IBD SGI C-REACTIVE PROTEIN-PROM File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $25.00 | — | 71% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 CRP QUANT LC+1 more line at this price File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $18.66 | $31.10 | $3.20–$27.99 | 40% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $26.68 | $92.00 | — | 71% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 ALLERGY TESTING File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $40.03 | $71.00 | $28.61–$67.45 | 44% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 C-reactive protein File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $46.09 | $197.81 | $10.51 | 77% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $52.04 | $173.45 | $4.66–$20.32 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP)+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $52.04 | $173.45 | $3.63–$20.32 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $52.04 | $173.45 | $4.66–$20.32 | 70% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 C-reactive protein File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $53.71 | $164.76 | $21.43 | 67% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 C-Reactive Protein File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $55.20 | $92.00 | — | 40% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $56.83 | $100.80 | $40.62–$95.76 | 44% |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 C-reactive protein File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $83.60 | $164.89 | $15.14 | 49% |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $232.78 | $232.78 | $42.85–$214.16 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $364.00 | $364.00 | $67.01–$320.32 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $372.81 | $372.81 | $5.18–$305.70 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $472.19 | $472.19 | $5.18–$434.41 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 C-reactive protein; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $527.18 | $527.18 | $5.18–$516.64 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $530.00 | $530.00 | $5.18–$466.40 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $694.80 | $694.80 | $5.18–$2,000.00 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 C-reactive protein; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $721.37 | $721.37 | $5.18–$663.66 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $747.97 | $747.97 | $501.14 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.73, median $69.40, highest $747.97 — a 111.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $52.04. 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 18 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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