Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Houma, LA

In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $556.20 to $556.20, with a median of $556.20. Across Louisiana, the median is $166.10 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$556.20Lady of the Sea General Hospital
Median$556.20half pay less
Highest$556.20in 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

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Lowest $556.20Highest $556.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 HCV QUANTASURE NGI +RT $556.20 $556.20 — — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital one side Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 HCV RT PCR GRAPH $556.20 $556.20 $25.14–$389.34 — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 HEP C ACCUQUANT +RT $556.20 $556.20 — — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 HEP C RNA QUANT +RT W REFLEX GENO $556.20 $556.20 — — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 HEP C VIRAL LOAD QUANT +RT $556.20 $556.20 — — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .HCV QUANTASURE NGI +RT $556.20 $556.20 $25.14–$389.34 — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .HEP C ACCUQUANT +RT $556.20 $556.20 $25.14–$389.34 — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .HEP C RNA QUANT +RT W REFLEX GENO $556.20 $556.20 $25.14–$389.34 — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .HEP C VIRAL LOAD QUANT +RT $556.20 $556.20 $25.14–$389.34 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $556.20, median $556.20, highest $556.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $556.20. 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.