Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in DuBois, PA

In DuBois, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $503.00 to $503.00, with a median of $503.00. 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 Aug 1, 2025 and Aug 1, 2025.

Lowest$503.00Penn Highlands Dubois
Median$503.00half pay less
Highest$503.00in 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 DuBois, PA.

median
Lowest $503.00Highest $503.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $503.00, median $503.00, highest $503.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $503.00. 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.