Hepatitis C RNA test cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 81 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $42.00 to $1,458.60, with a median of $49.27. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $7.27 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $136.34 at 110 hospitals.
- The median here, $49.27, is 76% below the US median of $202.46.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- New York, NY has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in New York with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 17 of 81 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 81 facilities across 58 cities for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys Hospital lowest Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $42.00 | $252.00 | $25.70–$214.20 | 83% |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 NS5B HCV RESISTANCE+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $330.00 | $42.84–$200.08 | 87% |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $330.00 | $42.84–$324.59 | 87% |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $330.00 | $43.89–$321.06 | 87% |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $330.00 | $43.89–$321.06 | 87% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+9 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $330.00 | $46.86–$327.25 | 87% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $41.98–$198.70 | 76% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $41.98–$193.86 | 76% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 Hepatitis c revrs trnscrpj+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | — | $37.21–$422.80 | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $41.98–$208.82 | 76% |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $385.00 | $96.64–$385.00 | 89% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $1.00–$164.46 | 76% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $41.98–$151.81 | 76% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $41.98–$145.49 | 76% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $41.98–$184.61 | 76% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $1.00–$164.99 | 76% |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $330.00 | $46.53–$323.24 | 87% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $1.00–$164.46 | 76% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $41.98–$184.84 | 76% |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID; HEPATITIS C, REVE File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $179.54 | $1.00–$164.46 | 76% |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $330.00 | $42.84–$321.16 | 87% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $385.00 | $63.91–$385.00 | 89% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 HEPATITIS C (HCV) RNA QT RTPCR+9 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $42.84 | $385.00 | $61.99–$364.21 | 89% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $484.00 | $20.13–$468.07 | 90% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $484.00 | $20.13–$470.01 | 90% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $791.00 | $20.13–$738.24 | 94% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $791.00 | $20.13–$658.11 | 94% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $666.00 | $20.13–$609.25 | 93% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $666.00 | $20.13–$447.55 | 93% |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $791.00 | $20.13–$672.35 | 94% |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $523.00 | $20.13–$499.25 | 91% |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $484.00 | $20.13–$439.32 | 90% |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $484.00 | $20.13–$442.81 | 90% |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $47.12 | $484.00 | $20.13–$317.20 | 90% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.27 | $292.00 | — | 83% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $49.27 | $2,759.14 | $34.27–$2,621.18 | 98% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $49.27 | $522.90 | $42.84–$522.90 | 91% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.27 | $465.00 | — | 89% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.27 | $852.00 | — | 94% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.27 | $522.00 | — | 91% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.27 | $513.00 | — | 90% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HEPATITIS C, RNA, QUANT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $51.41 | $461.51 | $38.56–$461.51 | 89% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC HEPATITIS C, RNA, QUANT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $51.41 | $461.51 | $38.56–$461.51 | 89% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC HEPATITIS C, RNA, QUANT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $51.41 | $185.50 | $38.56–$461.51 | 72% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC HEPATITIS C, RNA, QUANT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $51.41 | $461.51 | $38.56–$461.51 | 89% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC HEPATITIS C, RNA, QUANT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $51.41 | $461.51 | $38.56–$461.51 | 89% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Heptimax 87522 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $69.40 | $694.00 | $54.27–$555.20 | 90% |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 HEP-C NA QUAN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $94.25 | $94.25 | — | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 HEP C GENOTYPING+1 more line at this price File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $94.25 | $94.25 | — | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center one side East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Reflexed Hcv Rna Qnt Rt Pcr File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $98.70 | $141.00 | $17.53–$625.00 | 30% |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 87522 - HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $105.00 | $105.00 | $95.00–$160.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $110.00 | $110.00 | $27.10–$1,912.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $110.00 | $110.00 | $27.10–$1,912.00 | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $114.60 | $114.60 | $34.27–$85.68 | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $131.20 | $131.20 | $34.27–$85.68 | — |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon, NY · (914) 664-8000 HC HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $141.05 | $217.00 | $32.13–$463.80 | 35% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 HC HEP C BY PCR QUANTITATIVE File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $158.11 | $668.00 | $41.98–$668.00 | 76% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 HC HEP C BY PCR QUANTITATIVE File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $158.11 | $607.00 | $41.98–$607.00 | 74% |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 HC HEP C BY PCR QUANTITATIVE File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $158.11 | $607.00 | $41.98–$607.00 | 74% |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 HC HEP C BY PCR QUANTITATIVE File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $158.11 | $607.00 | $41.98–$607.00 | 74% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC HEP C BY PCR QUANTITATIVE File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $158.11 | $607.00 | $41.98–$607.00 | 74% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Hepatitis C Quantification File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Hepatitis C Quantification File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Hepatitis C Quantification File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Hepatitis C Quantification File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 REF HEPATITIS C VIRAL LOAD File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $181.80 | $303.00 | $34.27–$257.55 | 40% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.13 | $1,585.00 | — | 88% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.72 | $2,969.00 | — | 94% |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $196.78 | $231.50 | $40.70–$99.10 | 15% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 HEPATITIS C REV TRANS/QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $213.00 | $213.00 | — | — |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ · (732) 258-7050 HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $223.00 | $446.00 | $34.27–$437.08 | 50% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Hep Rna Qnt Genotype+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $225.00 | $250.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Hep Rna Qnt Genotype+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $225.00 | $250.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Hcv Rna Quant Pcr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $225.00 | $250.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Hcv Rna Quant Pcr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $225.00 | $250.00 | — | 10% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Hep C Virus Rna By Branch Dna+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $276.09 | $394.41 | $17.53–$625.00 | 30% |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 HEPATITIS C VIRUS REVRS TRNSCR+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $282.60 | $314.00 | — | 10% |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $294.40 | $294.40 | $42.84–$555.53 | — |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Hepatitis C Quant Genotype+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $306.00 | $340.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Hepatitis C Quant Genotype+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $306.00 | $340.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Hepatitis C Quantif Incl Reverse Trascription+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $306.00 | $340.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Hepatitis C Quant Genotype+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $306.00 | $340.00 | — | 10% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $328.43 | $6,406.00 | — | 95% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $415.52 | $2,987.00 | — | 86% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $510.00 | $510.00 | $29.99–$510.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $519.00 | $519.00 | $27.10–$1,912.00 | — |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $519.00 | $519.00 | $27.10–$1,912.00 | — |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 HCV Gent w/no reflex (LC) File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $562.20 | $937.00 | $34.27–$796.45 | 40% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Na Hep C Quantificatn File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $625.61 | $2,079.00 | — | 70% |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription - Hcv Quant Pcr File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $636.00 | $636.00 | $134.45–$572.40 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription - Hcv Quant Pcr File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $636.00 | $636.00 | $51.97–$572.40 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription - Hcv Quant Pcr File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $636.00 | $636.00 | $134.45–$572.40 | — |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription - Hcv Quant Pcr File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $636.00 | $636.00 | $51.97–$572.40 | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $653.39 | $653.39 | $42.84–$55.69 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 .HCV Real-Time PCR Qn 550312 LC File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $682.00 | $682.00 | $42.84–$2,020.83 | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $748.00 | $748.00 | $42.84–$4,255.00 | — |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 HCV RNA,PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $773.61 | $773.61 | — | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $800.00 | $800.00 | $42.84–$4,255.00 | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $876.58 | $876.58 | $42.84–$55.69 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 HEPATITISCREVRSTRNSCRPJ File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $1,059.00 | $1,072.00 | $13.00–$1,072.00 | 1% |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY · (914) 964-4444 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $1,458.60 | $1,716.00 | $40.70–$3,783.00 | 15% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 HEPATITIS C VIRAL LOAD File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $5,300.00 | $5,321.00 | $13.00–$5,321.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $42.00, median $49.27, highest $1,458.60 — a 34.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $94.25. 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 59 of 67 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 9 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.
What hepatitis C RNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hepatitis C RNA test explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87522 ($200.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYQ-HCV BY RNA | $0.01 | file |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYQ-HCV BY RNA | $0.01 | file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYQ-HCV BY RNA | $0.01 | file |