CRP blood test cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity) as an inpatient: from $116.48 to $178.00, with a median of $116.48. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $47.59 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 86140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN | $116.48 | $208.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 HC C Reactive Protein | $178.00 | $445.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $116.48, median $116.48, highest $178.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $116.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 9 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86140 ($44.64). 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.
| Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward, CALC -CREACTIVE PROTEIN CARD | $1.26 | file |