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
HC C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
DENVER, CO
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National Jewish Health’s median price of $42 is 318% above the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 80% of the 2,623 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: 8 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 | Aetna medicare_golden_choice fee schedule · both | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare_advantage fee schedule · both | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 3 | Humana medicare_advantage fee schedule · both | $12.95 | $12.95 | $12.95 – $12.95 |
| 4 | Kaiser medicare_advantage fee schedule · both | $12.95 | $12.95 | $12.95 – $12.95 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $12.95 | $12.95 | $12.95 – $12.95 |
| 6 | Cigna colorado_public_option percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $41.83 | $41.83 | $41.83 – $41.83 |
| 7 | Humana gold_plus percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.30 | $53.30 | $53.30 – $53.30 |
| 8 | Humana hmo_ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $53.30 | $53.30 | $53.30 – $53.30 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo_ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $57.40 | $57.40 | $57.40 – $57.40 |
| 10 | Anthem hmo_ppo_indemnity_fep percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $61.50 | $61.50 | $61.50 – $61.50 |
| 11 | MultiPlan ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $61.50 | $61.50 | $61.50 – $61.50 |
| 12 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $61.50 | $61.50 | $61.50 – $61.50 |
| 13 | Cigna hmo_ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $65.60 | $65.60 | $65.60 – $65.60 |
| 14 | Kaiser hmo_ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $69.70 | $69.70 | $69.70 – $69.70 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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