Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $304.20 to $646.20, with a median of $417.73. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $113.53 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $360.97 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SO HCV ULTRAQUANT | $304.20 | $780.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant &Amp; Reverse Transcription | $417.73 | $1,129.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hep C Virus Quant Hcv-Rna | $417.73 | $1,129.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 HEP C RNA BY PCR | $646.20 | $1,077.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $304.20, median $417.73, highest $646.20 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $417.73. 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.