CRP blood test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $5.00 to $582.50, with a median of $46.80. The lowest listed price is at Montclair Hospital Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $41.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $53.90 at 205 hospitals.
- The median here, $46.80, is 8% below the US median of $51.00.
- That is 9.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 19 cities for code 86140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc C-Reactive Protein File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $216.50 | $4.92–$216.50 | 98% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc C-Reactive Protein File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $216.50 | $4.92–$216.50 | 98% |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN LC 4 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5.00 | $17.09 | $5.13–$17.09 | 71% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 CRP ULTRAQUANT File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $6.00 | $1.44–$49.00 | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 RL-P-CRP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $9.22 | $28.00 | $4.51–$33.00 | 67% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 RL-P-IBD SGI DIAG 1800C File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $9.36 | $28.41 | $4.51–$33.00 | 67% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 CRP, Quant LC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $9.51 | $12.68 | — | 25% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-P-CRP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $10.89 | $28.00 | $5.18–$33.00 | 61% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-P-IBD SGI DIAG 1800C File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $11.05 | $28.41 | $5.18–$33.00 | 61% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 MEASUREMENT C-REACTIVE PROTEIN FOR DETECTION OF INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $15.56 | $77.82 | $4.92–$77.82 | 80% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $16.11 | $80.55 | $4.92–$80.55 | 80% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $41.48 | $126.00 | $4.51–$117.20 | 67% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $100.00 | $4.19–$85.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $100.00 | $5.18–$75.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $100.00 | $4.19–$90.00 | 55% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.80 | $90.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $55.22 | $142.00 | $5.18–$142.00 | 61% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Measurement C-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $60.48 | $252.00 | $4.40–$403.00 | 76% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 C REACTIVE PROTEIN File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $73.00 | $73.00 | $3.17–$73.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB C REACTIVE PROTEIN File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $79.00 | $79.00 | $4.60–$79.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB C REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $79.00 | $79.00 | $4.60–$79.00 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.76 | $187.00 | — | 52% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN - C-REACTIVE PROTEIN File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $110.00 | $110.00 | $4.60–$79.75 | — |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Measurement C-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $152.79 | $254.65 | $5.94–$203.72 | 40% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Measurement C-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $370.00 | $4.14–$679.88 | 50% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC C Reactive Protein+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $232.63 | $232.63 | $3.70–$232.63 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $582.50 | $582.50 | $5.18–$524.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $46.80, highest $582.50 — a 116.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $46.80. 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 22 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 CRP blood test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: CRP blood test explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86140 ($48.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Crp | $2.56 | file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CAC-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) | $4.40 | file |