Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 20 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $42.00 to $2,647.19, with a median of $451.88. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $409.88 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $297.50 at 63 hospitals.
- The median here, $451.88, is 123% above the US median of $202.46.
- That is 10.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 13 cities for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $42.00 | $745.28 | $36.41–$596.22 | 94% |
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $42.00 | $806.59 | $36.41–$806.59 | 95% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $42.00 | $745.28 | $13.34–$688.64 | 94% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 3000572 Hepatitis C Virus by Quantitative NAAT ARUP+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $69.02 | $238.00 | $39.72–$194.68 | 71% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 zzHCVQT/QUAL File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $79.49 | $144.53 | $24.48–$167.41 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 zzHCVQT/QUAL File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $79.49 | $144.53 | $24.48–$167.41 | 45% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 HEP C ULTRA PCR File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $114.00 | $410.00 | $114.39–$334.56 | 72% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas one side Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 Hepatitis C RNA Detection and Quantification by RT-PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $216.48 | $451.00 | $38.23–$405.90 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital one side Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 Hepatitis C RNA Detection and Quantification by RT-PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $216.48 | $451.00 | $38.23–$405.90 | 52% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $392.70 | $561.00 | $42.84–$543.61 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA DIAGNOSIS+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $511.06 | $730.08 | $42.84–$620.57 | 30% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - HCV QUANT PCR+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $655.82 | $655.82 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - HCV QUANT PCR+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $655.82 | $655.82 | — | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 HEP C RNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $861.47 | $861.47 | $111.99–$775.32 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 HEP C RNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,100.04 | $1,100.04 | $204.61–$1,100.04 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 HEP C RNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,557.50 | $1,557.50 | $202.47–$1,401.75 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 HEP C RNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,569.65 | $1,569.65 | $204.05–$1,334.20 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 HEP C RNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.07 | $1,570.07 | $204.11–$1,570.07 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 HEP C RNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,480.81 | $2,480.81 | $322.51–$1,984.65 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 HEP C RNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,647.19 | $2,647.19 | $344.13–$1,985.39 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $42.00, median $451.88, highest $2,647.19 — a 63.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $216.48. 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 11 of 18 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.
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