Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Allentown, PA

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $49.27 to $49.27, with a median of $49.27. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $253.50 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$49.27Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$49.27half pay less
Highest$49.27in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.

median
Lowest $49.27Highest $97.21

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Na Hep C Quantificatn $49.27 $461.00 — 89% —
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Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Na Hep C Quantificatn $97.21 $3,052.00 — 97% —
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Outpatient: lowest $49.27, median $49.27, highest $49.27.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $49.27. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

The HCV RNA test measures the hepatitis C virus in the blood. It confirms an active infection after a positive antibody test (86803) and shows whether treatment has cured it.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.