Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 11 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $35.10 to $489.30, with a median of $82.00. The lowest listed price is at River Oaks Hospital — $46.90 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $158.32 at 54 hospitals.
- The median here, $82.00, is 59% below the US median of $202.46.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- 2 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Oaks Hospital lowest Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quant Progess Genotyping (CQ+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.10 | $195.00 | $19.70–$195.00 | 82% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HEP C VIRAL LOAD+1 more line at this price File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $42.00 | $200.00 | $25.14–$160.00 | 79% |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 HC HEPATITIS C REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $73.20 | $183.00 | $39.72–$183.00 | 60% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 87522 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $80.00 | $200.00 | $38.56–$120.38 | 60% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 87522 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $80.00 | $200.00 | $39.72–$180.00 | 60% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HEP C VIRAL LOAD+1 more line at this price File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $82.00 | $200.00 | $42.84–$180.00 | 59% |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $117.00 | $117.00 | $38.56–$105.30 | — |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription - Hcv Quant Pcr+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $249.00 | $249.00 | $42.84–$249.00 | — |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC HCV QUANTITATION BY PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $282.69 | $448.72 | $38.56–$358.98 | 37% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Hepatitis C Virus RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno. (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $344.40 | $2,296.00 | $38.56–$2,296.00 | 85% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital one side Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Hepatitis C Virus RT PCR Quant Non-Graph (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $344.40 | $2,296.00 | $38.56–$2,296.00 | 85% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Hepatitis C Virus RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno. (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $418.14 | $2,323.00 | $38.56–$2,323.00 | 82% |
| River Oaks Hospital one side Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Hepatitis C Virus RT PCR Quant Non-Graph (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $418.14 | $2,323.00 | $38.56–$2,323.00 | 82% |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Hepatitis C Virus RNA PCR Quant Reflex Geno. (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $489.30 | $3,262.00 | $36.41–$3,262.00 | 85% |
| Merit Health Central one side Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Hepatitis C Virus RT PCR Quant Non-Graph (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $489.30 | $3,262.00 | $36.41–$3,262.00 | 85% |
Outpatient: lowest $35.10, median $82.00, highest $489.30 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $249.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 11 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.
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