Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Richmond, VA

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $259.80 to $276.00, with a median of $259.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $199.50 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.

Lowest$259.80Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital + 3 more
Median$259.80half pay less
Highest$276.00in this market
Difference1.1×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $259.80Highest $515.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So Hcv Ultraquant $259.80 $433.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Hcv Ultraquant $259.80 $433.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So Hcv Ultraquant $259.80 $433.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So Hcv Ultraquant $259.80 $433.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So Hcv Ultraquant $276.00 $920.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So1 Hcv Ultraquant $515.70 $1,719.00 — 70% —
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Outpatient: lowest $259.80, median $259.80, highest $276.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $501.00. 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.