Lab tests CPT 86140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CRP blood test cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 13 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity) as an inpatient: from $17.53 to $175.00, with a median of $30.40. The lowest listed price is at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill and 3 other hospitals — $12.87 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $34.80 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 13 cities for code 86140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$17.53Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill + 3 more
Median$30.40half pay less
Highest$175.00in this market
Difference10.0×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

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Lowest $17.53Highest $175.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill lowest Mullica Hill, NJ CRP (C REACTIVE PROTEIN) $17.53 $17.53 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer lowest Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CRP (C REACTIVE PROTEIN) $17.53 $17.53 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington lowest Salem, NJ CRP (C REACTIVE PROTEIN) $17.53 $17.53 — — Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury lowest Woodbury, NJ CRP (C REACTIVE PROTEIN) $17.53 $17.53 — — Mar 24, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc C-Reactive Protein(Crp) $30.40 $76.00 — 60% —
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc C-Reactive Protein(Crp) $30.40 $76.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc C-Reactive Protein(Crp) $30.40 $76.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc C-Reactive Protein(Crp) $30.40 $76.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc C-Reactive Protein(Crp) $30.40 $76.00 — 60% —
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC C-Reactive Protein $33.15 $51.00 $3.45–$71.03 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC C-Reactive Protein $35.75 $55.00 $4.05–$82.05 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Warde C-Reactive Protein $35.75 $55.00 $4.05–$82.05 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Warde 3513050 C-Reactive Protein $35.75 $55.00 $4.05–$82.05 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC C-Reactive Protein $107.90 $166.00 $4.35–$473.55 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 C-Reactive Protein $175.00 $175.00 — — —
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 C-Reactive Protein $175.00 $175.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $17.53, median $30.40, highest $175.00 — a 10.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $30.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.