Lab tests CPT 86140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CRP blood test cost in Sheboygan, WI — inpatient

In Sheboygan, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity) as an inpatient: from $39.60 to $60.00, with a median of $49.80. The lowest listed price is at St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis — $10.20 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $54.60 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$39.60St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis
Median$49.80half pay less
Highest$60.00in this market
Difference1.5×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 Sheboygan, WI.

median
Lowest $39.60Highest $60.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis lowest Sheboygan, WI · (920) 459-8300 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $39.60 $60.00 $5.18–$60.00 34% —
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI · (920) 451-5000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN $60.00 $120.00 $72.00–$102.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $39.60, median $49.80, highest $60.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $49.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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 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.