Lab tests CPT 86140 Outpatient

CRP blood test cost in Richmond, VA

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $129.90 to $273.00, with a median of $273.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $143.10 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $81.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.

Lowest$129.90Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Median$273.00half pay less
Highest$273.00in this market
Difference2.1×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $129.90Highest $273.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC C-Reactive Protein $129.90 $433.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC C-Reactive Protein $273.00 $455.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC C-Reactive Protein $273.00 $455.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC C-Reactive Protein $273.00 $455.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC C-Reactive Protein $273.00 $455.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $129.90, median $273.00, highest $273.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $300.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.