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C-Reactive Protein
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $208 is 1970% above the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 99% 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: 9 payers, 11 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 | Highmark all plan types fee schedule · outpatient | $4.50 | $4.50 | $4.50 – $4.50 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $116.75 | $116.75 | $116.75 – $116.75 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $174.41 | $174.41 | $174.41 – $174.41 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $176.88 | $176.88 | $82.02 – $271.74 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $197.93 | $197.93 | $197.93 – $197.93 |
| 6 | Aetna all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247.04 | $247.04 | $247.04 – $247.04 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247.04 | $247.04 | $247.04 – $247.04 |
| 8 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247.04 | $247.04 | $247.04 – $247.04 |
| 9 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $247.04 | $247.04 | $247.04 – $247.04 |
| 10 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $321.15 | $321.15 | $321.15 – $321.15 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $395.26 | $395.26 | $395.26 – $395.26 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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