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.
Original text from hospital filings
MEASUREMENT C-REACTIVE PROTEIN FOR DETECTION OF INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION
Little Rock, AR
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Arkansas Childrens Hospital’s median price of $5 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 5% 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: 7 payers, 8 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 all plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $4.86 | $4.23 – $5.18 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 4 | Caresource medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.25 | $24.91 | $4.23 – $35.25 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $69.53 | $69.53 | $69.53 – $69.53 |
| 6 | Aetna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $72.31 | $72.31 | $72.31 – $72.31 |
| 7 | Cigna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.87 | $73.87 | $73.87 – $73.87 |
| 8 | Ambetter all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $78.22 | $78.22 | $78.22 – $78.22 |
Last updated: Aug 13, 2026
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