Lab tests CPT 86140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CRP blood test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity) as an inpatient: from $19.28 to $41.90, with a median of $41.90. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $22.62 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $41.90 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 86140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$19.28Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$41.90half pay less
Highest$41.90in this market
Difference2.2×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $19.28Highest $41.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN $19.28 $19.28 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN $25.03 $25.03 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN $41.90 $41.90 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN $41.90 $41.90 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN $41.90 $41.90 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC C REACTIVE PROTEIN $41.90 $41.90 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $19.28, median $41.90, highest $41.90 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $41.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.