Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Measurement C-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation
Tulare, CA
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Adventist Health Tulare’s median price of $7 is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 31% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 86140. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 14 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcal fee schedule · outpatient | $1.53 | $1.53 | $1.53 – $1.53 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare other · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans other · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 5 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $5.94 | $5.61 | $4.60 – $5.94 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $16.20 | $30.98 | $1.45 – $90.06 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.41 | $42.84 | $2.01 – $124.55 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $44.76 | $44.76 | $44.76 – $44.76 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.74 | $45.39 | $2.13 – $131.96 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $47.45 | $47.45 | $47.45 – $47.45 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $52.73 | $52.73 | $52.73 – $52.73 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.28 | $67.46 | $3.17 – $196.11 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.14 | $71.01 | $3.33 – $206.43 |
| 14 | MultiPlan multiplan - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43.58 | $83.33 | $3.91 – $242.25 |
Last updated: May 22, 2026
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