Lab tests CPT 87522 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient

In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test as an inpatient: from $42.84 to $341.10, with a median of $252.00. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $209.16 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $204.66 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 87522, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$42.84Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Median$252.00half pay less
Highest$341.10in this market
Difference8.0×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 Fort Wayne, IN.

median
Lowest $42.84Highest $686.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 87522 HCV Rt PCR quant (real time) $42.84 $119.00 $29.99–$107.10 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 87522 HCV Rt PCR quant (real time) $65.45 $119.00 $35.58–$107.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC HPCQN -HCQNC HEP C RNA PCR $240.00 $480.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC HPCQN -HCQNC HEP C RNA PCR $252.00 $504.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC HPCQN -HCQNC HEP C RNA PCR $252.00 $504.00 — 50% —
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HCV RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno (LC) $296.19 $1,097.00 $296.19–$1,097.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, Diagnosis (LC) $296.19 $1,097.00 $296.19–$1,097.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN Hepatitis C Virus RT PCR Quant Graph (LC) $314.01 $1,163.00 $314.01–$1,163.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Hepatitis C Virus RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno (LC) $314.01 $1,163.00 $314.01–$1,163.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HCV RealTime Abbott (LC) $314.01 $1,163.00 $314.01–$1,163.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HCV Real-Time, PCR, Quant (LC) $314.01 $1,163.00 $314.01–$1,163.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN HCV RT PCR Quant Non-Graph (RL) $314.01 $1,163.00 $314.01–$1,163.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HCV qRT-PCR (plasma) (VC) $314.01 $1,163.00 $314.01–$1,163.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HCV Quant GT1a NS5A Profile LC $314.01 $1,163.00 $314.01–$1,163.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HCV Real-Time, PCR, Quant (LC) $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HCV RealTime Abbott (LC) $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HCV RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno (LC) $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HCV qRT-PCR (plasma) (VC) $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HCV Quant GT1a NS5A Profile LC $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HCV RT PCR Quant Non-Graph (RL) $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Hepatitis C Virus RT PCR Quant Graph (LC) $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, Diagnosis (LC) $341.10 $758.00 $225.13–$682.20 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Hepatitis C Virus RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno (LC) $416.25 $925.00 $274.72–$832.50 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Hepatitis C Virus RT PCR Quant Graph (LC) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Hepatitis C Virus RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno (LC) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HCV RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno (LC) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HCV RealTime Abbott (LC) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HCV Real-Time, PCR, Quant (LC) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HCV RT PCR Quant Non-Graph (RL) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HCV qRT-PCR (plasma) (VC) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HCV Quant GT1a NS5A Profile LC $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, Diagnosis (LC) $418.68 $1,163.00 $293.05–$1,046.70 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HCV Real-Time, PCR, Quant (LC) $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HCV qRT-PCR (plasma) (VC) $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HCV Quant GT1a NS5A Profile LC $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, Diagnosis (LC) $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Hepatitis C Virus RT PCR Quant Graph (LC) $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Hepatitis C Virus RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno (LC) $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 .HCV RT-PCR, Quant (Non-Graph) LC $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HCV RealTime Abbott (LC) $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HCV RT PCR Quant Non-Graph (RL) $686.95 $1,249.00 $373.45–$1,124.10 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $42.84, median $252.00, highest $341.10 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $240.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 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.