Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Marietta, OH

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $200.51 to $334.19, with a median of $267.35. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $66.84 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $192.40 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$200.51Selby General Hospital
Median$267.35half pay less
Highest$334.19in this market
Difference1.7×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 Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $200.51Highest $334.19

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Hcv Rna Quantitative Pcr $200.51 $334.19 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Hcv Rna Quantitative Pcr $334.19 $556.98 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $200.51, median $267.35, highest $334.19 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $267.35. 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.