Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $42.00 to $342.00, with a median of $301.80. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $259.80 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $342.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 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 Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription | $42.00 | $667.00 | $34.90–$633.65 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC HCV QUANTITATIVE | $159.62 | $159.62 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC HCV QUANTITATIVE | $207.22 | $207.22 | — | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); hepatitis C, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $261.60 | $436.00 | $118.70 | 40% | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC VIRACOR HCV RNA PCR | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC HCV QUANTITATIVE | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC VIRACOR HCV RNA PCR | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC HCV QUANTITATIVE | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC VIRACOR HCV RNA PCR | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC HCV QUANTITATIVE | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC VIRACOR HCV RNA PCR | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC HCV QUANTITATIVE | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.00, median $301.80, highest $342.00 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $342.00. 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 1 of 2 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.