# CPT 86141

> Not at a published national rate. CPT 86141 carries status X (statutory exclusion) in the Q1 2017 release. The statutory definition of physician services does not include this item. Treat the blank amount as unpriced, not as $0.

## What it is

The high-sensitivity version of the C-reactive protein blood test, able to measure the very low levels that sit within the normal range on a standard CRP assay. Those small differences correlate with low-grade vascular inflammation, so this version is used to help refine a patient's cardiovascular risk picture rather than to investigate an active infection. Same analyte as the standard test, different sensitivity and different clinical question.

## Selected release

- Release: Q1 2017 (2017 A)
- Effective: January 1 – March 31, 2017
- Status indicator: X
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: not published
- Facility national allowed amount: not published
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: not published
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: not published
- Facility practice expense RVU: not published
- Malpractice RVU: not published
- Conversion factor: 35.8887
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q1 2017)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu17a.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU17_V1219.csv, row 14,094
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/86141/2014/B
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/86141/2017/A
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:07:28+00:00