Lab tests CPT 86140 Outpatient

CRP blood test cost in Wichita Falls, TX

In Wichita Falls, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $65.00 to $133.57, with a median of $99.29. The lowest listed price is at Clay County Memorial Hospital — $34.29 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $58.24 at 291 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$65.00Clay County Memorial Hospital
Median$99.29half pay less
Highest$133.57in 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 Wichita Falls, TX.

median
Lowest $65.00Highest $133.57

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 So Crp Inflammatory $65.00 $93.00 $19.00–$30.00 30% —
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Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Crp Inflammatory $65.00 $93.00 $19.00–$30.00 30% —
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Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Crp Dup Charge $65.00 $93.00 $19.00–$30.00 30% —
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United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX · (940) 764-7000 C-reactive protein $133.57 $140.60 $5.44–$133.57 5% —
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Outpatient: lowest $65.00, median $99.29, highest $133.57 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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 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.