hs-CRP test cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 26 hospitals list a cash price for high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) test: from $14.25 to $856.00, with a median of $105.69. The lowest listed price is at The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center — $91.44 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $71.50 at 278 hospitals.
- The median here, $105.69, is 49% above the US median of $70.80.
- That is 8.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.95).
- Austin, TX ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 13 cities for code 86141, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2024 and Oct 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center lowest Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN H File of Sep 2, 2024 · source file | $14.25 | $132.37 | $10.88–$92.66 | 89% |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $44.10 | $122.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $61.74 | $171.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $178.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $178.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $178.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $178.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $178.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 64% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC C REACTIVE PROTEIN, HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $99.16 | $148.00 | $12.95–$140.60 | 33% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $176.15 | $10.88–$158.53 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $176.15 | $13.60–$114.50 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $176.15 | $10.88–$158.53 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $176.15 | $10.88–$132.11 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $176.15 | $10.88–$158.53 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $105.69 | $176.15 | $10.88–$132.11 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN,HIGH SENSITIVITY File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $109.92 | $183.20 | $13.00–$146.56 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC REF QUEST COMP 94220 CPT 86141 File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $111.48 | $185.80 | $18.98–$148.64 | 40% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $124.95 | $178.50 | $4.85–$96.25 | 30% |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $168.00 | $168.00 | $8.40–$142.80 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin Austin, TX C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $168.00 | $168.00 | $113.23 | — |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 CRP,HIGHLY SENS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $213.37 | $592.69 | $4.85–$266.71 | 64% |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center Bastrop, TX · (512) 448-7107 C-reactive protein; high sensitivity (hsCRP) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $302.00 | $302.00 | $11.10–$302.00 | — |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock Round Rock, TX CRP (HIGH SENSITIVITY) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $323.00 | $323.00 | — | — |
| St. David's Medical Center Manor, TX · (512) 476-7111 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $662.00 | $662.00 | $33.10–$595.80 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock Round Rock, TX C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $662.00 | $662.00 | $33.10–$562.70 | — |
| St.davids Surgical Hospital Austin, TX C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $856.00 | $856.00 | $569.24 | — |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 901-1000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $856.00 | $856.00 | $42.80–$770.40 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $14.25, median $105.69, highest $856.00 — a 60.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $105.69. 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 17 of 25 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 hs-CRP test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: hs-CRP test explained.