Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Napa, CA

In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $29.53 to $29.53, with a median of $29.53. Across California, the median is $87.88 at 90 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$29.53Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Median$29.53half pay less
Highest$29.53in this market
Difference1.0×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 Napa, CA.

median
Lowest $29.53Highest $215.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center lowest Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC HEPATITIS C QUANTITATIVE PCR $29.53 $57.90 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTIFICATION $215.22 $422.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM $215.22 $422.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT AND REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM $215.22 $422.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $29.53, median $29.53, highest $29.53.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $29.53. 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.