Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Greenwood, SC

In Greenwood, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $150.00 to $175.00, with a median of $162.50. The lowest listed price is at Self Regional Healthcare — $12.50 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $394.50 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$150.00Self Regional Healthcare
Median$162.50half pay less
Highest$175.00in this market
Difference1.2×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 Greenwood, SC.

median
Lowest $150.00Highest $175.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Self Regional Healthcare lowest Greenwood, SC · (864) 227-4111 HC Hep C Rna Quantitative $150.00 $250.00 $214.50–$230.00 40% —
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Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC · (864) 366-5011 HC Hep C Rna Quantitative $175.00 $250.00 $75.00–$179.75 30% —
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Outpatient: lowest $150.00, median $162.50, highest $175.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.