Lab tests CPT 87522 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Davenport, IA — inpatient

In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test as an inpatient: from $67.15 to $194.40, with a median of $87.58. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $20.43 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $236.28 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 87522, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$67.15Trinity Medical Center + 1 more
Median$87.58half pay less
Highest$194.40in this market
Difference2.9×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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.

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Lowest $67.15Highest $472.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Trinity Medical Center lowest Rock Island, IL · (309) 779-5000 HC HEP-C, NA QUAN $67.15 $83.93 $44.23 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center lowest Bettendorf, IA · (563) 742-5000 HC HEP-C, NA QUAN $67.15 $83.93 $44.23 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, IL · (309) 779-5000 CHG HEPATITIS C, RNA, QUANT $108.00 $135.00 $25.70–$81.76 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf, IA · (563) 742-5000 CHG HEPATITIS C, RNA, QUANT $108.00 $135.00 $25.70–$81.76 20% Jan 28, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 HCV RNA Diagnosis,NAA-Sendout $108.00 $180.00 $81.00–$131.40 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center one side Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 _HCV RT-PCR Quant (Non-Graph)-Sendout $108.00 $180.00 $81.00–$131.40 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center one side Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 HCV RT-PCR Quant (Non-Graph)-Sendout $145.80 $243.00 $111.78–$177.39 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 HCV Quant PCR Reflex-Sendout $147.00 $245.00 $112.70–$178.85 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 HCV RNA Quant Real Time PCR-Quest $148.20 $247.00 $113.62–$180.31 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 Hepatitis C RNA PCR, Quant $148.20 $247.00 $113.62–$180.31 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 Hepatitis C RNA PCR, Quant $194.40 $324.00 $103.68–$298.08 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center one side Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 HCV RT-PCR Quant (Non-Graph)-Sendout $194.40 $324.00 $103.68–$298.08 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 HCV RNA Quant Real Time PCR-Quest $194.40 $324.00 $103.68–$298.08 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 HCV RNA Diagnosis,NAA-Sendout $194.40 $324.00 $103.68–$298.08 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center one side Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 _HCV RT-PCR Quant (Non-Graph)-Sendout $194.40 $324.00 $103.68–$298.08 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 HCV Quant PCR Reflex-Sendout $194.40 $324.00 $103.68–$298.08 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 GHS HCV RNA QUANT BY PCR (LOCAL) $472.20 $787.00 $362.02–$574.51 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 GHS HCV RNA QUANT BY PCR (LOCAL) $472.20 $787.00 $251.84–$724.04 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $67.15, median $87.58, highest $194.40 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $143.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.