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
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $58 is 482% above the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 85% 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: 8 payers, 16 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 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.77 | $4.77 | $4.77 – $4.77 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.54 | $5.54 | $5.54 – $5.54 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.59 | $5.59 | $5.59 – $5.59 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.12 | $7.12 | $7.12 – $7.12 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.77 | $7.77 | $7.77 – $7.77 |
| 8 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.22 | $11.22 | $11.22 – $11.22 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $72.33 | $72.33 | $30.45 – $114.20 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $81.13 | $81.13 | $34.16 – $128.10 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.67 | $85.40 | $34.16 – $128.10 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $89.11 | $89.11 | $37.52 – $140.70 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $98.49 | $93.80 | $37.52 – $140.70 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $109.06 | $109.06 | $45.92 – $172.20 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.54 | $114.80 | $45.92 – $172.20 |
| 16 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $124.95 | $119.00 | $47.60 – $178.50 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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