Lab tests CPT 86140 Outpatient

CRP blood test cost in Pittsburgh, PA

In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $11.40 to $415.80, with a median of $76.20. The lowest listed price is at Highlands Hospital — $64.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $34.80 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 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 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 2026.

Lowest$11.40Highlands Hospital
Median$76.20half pay less
Highest$415.80in this market
Difference36.5×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 Pittsburgh, PA.

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Lowest $11.40Highest $415.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Highlands Hospital lowest Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .CRP bad cpt code $11.40 $19.00 $6.40–$14.82 40% —
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UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IRP $17.36 $24.80 $3.00–$17.86 30% —
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UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CRP $17.95 $25.65 $3.00–$18.47 30% —
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $36.00 $60.00 $3.30–$55.20 40% —
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN $36.60 $61.00 $16.41–$74.76 40% —
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CRP (MON VALLEY) $36.60 $61.00 $20.56–$47.58 40% —
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $45.50 $91.00 $3.30–$171.55 50% —
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 MEASUREMENT C-REACTIVE PROTEIN FOR DETECTION OF INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION $59.50 $119.00 $3.30–$171.55 50% —
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UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 C REACTIVE PROTEIN P6330 $60.00 $100.00 $3.30–$88.00 40% —
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UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 C REACTIVE PROTEIN $60.00 $100.00 $3.30–$88.00 40% —
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UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $60.00 $100.00 $3.30–$88.00 40% —
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UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $76.20 $127.00 $3.00–$101.60 40% —
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UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) $76.20 $127.00 $3.00–$101.60 40% —
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $121.20 $202.00 $3.30–$171.70 40% —
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $126.60 $211.00 $3.30–$179.35 40% —
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 C REACTIVE PROTEIN P6330 $133.20 $222.00 $3.30–$199.80 40% —
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $133.20 $222.00 $3.30–$199.80 40% —
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 C REACTIVE PROTEIN $133.20 $222.00 $3.30–$199.80 40% —
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $138.00 $230.00 $3.30–$195.50 40% —
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) $138.00 $230.00 $3.30–$195.50 40% —
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 C REACTIVE PROTEIN $210.00 $350.00 $4.62–$315.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 C REACTIVE PROTEIN P6330 $210.00 $350.00 $4.62–$315.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $210.00 $350.00 $4.62–$315.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) $210.00 $350.00 $4.62–$315.00 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 C REACTIVE PROTEIN $415.80 $693.00 $3.00–$589.05 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $415.80 $693.00 $3.00–$589.05 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 C REACTIVE PROTEIN P6330 $415.80 $693.00 $3.00–$589.05 40% Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 C REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) $415.80 $693.00 $3.00–$589.05 40% Mar 6, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $11.40, median $76.20, highest $415.80 — a 36.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $98.70. 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 13 of 13 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.