Lab tests CPT 86141 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

hs-CRP test cost in Huntsville, AL — inpatient

In Huntsville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) test as an inpatient: from $47.65 to $91.65, with a median of $69.65. The lowest listed price is at Crestwood Medical Center — $22.00 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $91.65 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86141, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 1, 2026.

Lowest$47.65Crestwood Medical Center
Median$69.65half pay less
Highest$91.65in this market
Difference1.9×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 Huntsville, AL.

median
Lowest $47.65Highest $5,604.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Crestwood Medical Center lowest Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 CRP,HIGHLY SENS $47.65 $226.92 $47.65–$192.88 79% Jan 1, 2026
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 LAB-CRMP1M-HS CRP $91.65 $91.65 $9.71–$91.65 — —
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS $134.00 $134.00 $9.71–$87.10 — —
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 PERSONALIZED INTERBODY CAGE $5,604.00 $5,604.00 $12.80–$3,642.60 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $47.65, median $69.65, highest $91.65 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $66.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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

The high-sensitivity CRP test measures low levels of inflammation. It is used, along with cholesterol, to estimate heart disease risk.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.