Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Brattleboro, VT

In Brattleboro, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $384.02 to $384.02, with a median of $384.02. Across Vermont, the median is $384.02 at 7 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 Dec 29, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025.

Lowest$384.02Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Median$384.02half pay less
Highest$384.02in 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 Brattleboro, VT.

median
Lowest $384.02Highest $384.02

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital one side lowest Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 Hepatitis C Virus RNA Detect and Quant RT-PCR MAYO $384.02 $548.60 $41.77–$532.14 30% Dec 29, 2025
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 HCV RNA Detect/Quant Reflex Geno, S MAYO $384.02 $548.60 $41.77–$532.14 30% Dec 29, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $384.02, median $384.02, highest $384.02.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $270.34. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.