hs-CRP test cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) test: from $16.84 to $1,006.24, with a median of $53.39. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery — $36.55 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $41.28 at 77 hospitals.
- The median here, $53.39, is 25% below the US median of $70.80.
- That is 4.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.95).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 86141, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville, TN C-reactive protein; high sensitivity (hsCRP) 86141 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $16.84 | $9.75 | $11.66–$584.01 | -73% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HIGH SENS File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $33.06 | $114.00 | — | 71% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 CREACTIVE PROTEIN CARDIAC LC File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $46.62 | $77.70 | $8.01–$69.93 | 40% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 C-reactive protein; high sensitivity (hsCRP) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $46.86 | $201.11 | $38.96 | 77% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 CRP-HIGH SENSITIVITY+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $52.16 | $173.85 | $11.66–$49.66 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 CRP-HIGH SENSITIVITY+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $52.16 | $173.85 | $9.08–$49.66 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 CRP HIGH SENSITIVITY+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $52.16 | $173.85 | $11.66–$49.66 | 70% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 C-reactive protein; high sensitivity (hsCRP) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $54.61 | $167.51 | $53.60 | 67% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 C-Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity (hsCRP) ARUP 0050182 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $70.80 | $118.00 | — | 40% |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 C-reactive protein; high sensitivity (hsCRP) File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $85.00 | $167.65 | $37.88 | 49% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 C REACTIVE PROTEIN HIGH SENSIT File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $93.88 | $166.50 | $67.10–$158.17 | 44% |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 C-reactive protein; high sensitivity (hsCRP) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $136.00 | $136.00 | $12.95–$119.68 | — |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 C REACTIVE PROTEIN HS, CSF+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $204.95 | $683.15 | $11.66–$49.66 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 C REACTIVE PROTEIN HS CSF+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $204.95 | $683.15 | $11.66–$49.66 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 C REACTIVE PROTEIN HS CSF+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $204.95 | $683.15 | $9.08–$49.66 | 70% |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $232.78 | $232.78 | $12.95–$214.16 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN HS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,006.24 | $1,006.24 | $12.95–$986.12 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.84, median $53.39, highest $1,006.24 — a 59.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $52.16. 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 3 of 12 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.
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