CRP blood test cost in California

In California, 205 hospitals publish a cash price for C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test, standard (not high-sensitivity): from $5.00 to $836.22, with a median of $53.90. The lowest price is at Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) and 13 other hospitals. The highest price is 167.2× the lowest.

• The median here, $53.90, is 6% above the US median of $51.00.
• That is 10.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
• California ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 62 of 205 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86140. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map