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HC LAB CRP (C-REACTPROTEIN)
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $10 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 49% 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: 10 payers, 41 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.44 | $4.44 | $4.44 – $4.44 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|chip fee schedule · outpatient | $4.44 | $4.44 | $4.44 – $4.44 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $4.44 | $4.44 | $4.44 – $4.44 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.57 | $4.57 | $4.57 – $4.57 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 9 | Humana medicare|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5.23 | $5.23 | $5.23 – $5.23 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.28 | $5.28 | $5.28 – $5.28 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.28 | $5.28 | $5.28 – $5.28 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star fee schedule · outpatient | $5.96 | $5.96 | $5.96 – $5.96 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $6.22 | $6.22 | $6.22 – $6.22 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $7.20 | $7.20 | $7.20 – $7.20 |
| 16 | Superior Healthplan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7.77 | $7.77 | $7.77 – $7.77 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $7.98 | $7.98 | $7.98 – $7.98 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter fee schedule · outpatient | $9.59 | $9.59 | $9.59 – $9.59 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $9.59 | $9.59 | $9.59 – $9.59 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $9.59 | $9.59 | $9.59 – $9.59 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $9.59 | $9.59 | $9.59 – $9.59 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $12.39 | $12.39 | $12.39 – $12.39 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $13.57 | $13.57 | $13.57 – $13.57 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $13.67 | $13.67 | $13.67 – $13.67 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier fee schedule · outpatient | $14.97 | $14.97 | $14.97 – $14.97 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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