Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 21 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $42.00 to $1,320.21, with a median of $145.12. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $103.12 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $253.50 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription | $42.00 | $1,166.00 | $34.27–$932.80 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription | $42.00 | $630.81 | $34.27–$611.89 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription | $42.00 | $630.81 | $34.27–$611.89 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr | $82.80 | $207.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr | $82.80 | $207.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr | $82.80 | $207.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr | $82.80 | $207.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr | $82.80 | $207.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ HCV RNA BY PCR QUANT | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ HCV RNA BY PCR QUANT | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury one side Woodbury, NJ .HCV RT-PCR, Quant (Non-Graph) 550362 | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer one side Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 .HCV RT-PCR, Quant (Non-Graph) 550362 | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 HCV RNA BY PCR QUANT | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington one side Salem, NJ .HCV RT-PCR, Quant (Non-Graph) 550362 | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill one side Mullica Hill, NJ .HCV RT-PCR, Quant (Non-Graph) 550362 | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ HCV RNA BY PCR QUANT | $145.12 | $145.12 | $21.60–$366.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Hep C Vrs Rna Det / Quant Rt-Pcr | $156.90 | $1,569.00 | $8.32–$482.14 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Hep C Vrs Rna Det / Quant Rt-Pcr | $156.90 | $1,569.00 | $8.32–$482.14 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital one side Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Hep C Vrs Rna Det / Quant Rt-Pcr | $156.90 | $1,569.00 | $8.32–$482.14 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital one side Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Hep C Vrs Rna Det / Quant Rt-Pcr | $156.90 | $1,569.00 | $8.32–$482.14 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes one side Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Hep C Vrs Rna Det / Quant Rt-Pcr | $156.90 | $1,569.00 | $8.32–$482.14 | 90% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $253.50 | $390.00 | $39.00–$519.14 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $253.50 | $390.00 | $39.00–$519.14 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Hcv Rna, Qn Pcr W/Refl to Genotype, Lipa(R) Quest | $307.00 | $307.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Hcv Rna, Qn Pcr W/Refl to Genotype, Lipa(R) Quest | $307.00 | $307.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Hepatitis C Viral Rna Quant Referred | $330.00 | $330.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Hepatitis C Viral Rna Quant Referred | $330.00 | $330.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $390.00 | $600.00 | $42.73–$600.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Warde 3400966 Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $390.00 | $600.00 | $42.73–$600.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Warde 3041400 Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $390.00 | $600.00 | $42.73–$600.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $390.00 | $600.00 | $42.73–$600.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $390.00 | $600.00 | $42.84–$767.13 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $416.65 | $641.00 | $42.84–$767.13 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Warde 3041400 Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $416.65 | $641.00 | $42.84–$767.13 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $557.05 | $857.00 | $41.98–$822.72 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $557.05 | $857.00 | $41.98–$822.72 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Hepatitis C Rna Qnt Arup | $1,320.21 | $1,320.21 | $53.53–$1,188.19 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.00, median $145.12, highest $1,320.21 — a 31.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $145.12. 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 14 of 15 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.