Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Myrtle Beach, SC — inpatient
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test as an inpatient: from $200.00 to $401.15, with a median of $401.15. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $201.15 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $394.50 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 87522, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 .HCV RNA, Quantative Real Time PCR | $200.00 | $200.00 | $40.00–$144.00 | — | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - HCV QUANT PCR | $401.15 | $565.00 | $42.84–$452.00 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - HCV QUANT PCR | $401.15 | $565.00 | $42.84–$452.00 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION - HCV QUANT PCR | $401.15 | $565.00 | $42.84–$452.00 | 29% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $200.00, median $401.15, highest $401.15 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $401.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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.
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.