Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $85.50 to $609.00, with a median of $216.61. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $131.11 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $335.35 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $216.61, is 7% above the US median of $202.46.
- That is 5.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- 1 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 14 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics one side lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Hcv Rt-Pcr, Quant (Non-Graph) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $85.50 | $171.00 | — | 50% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Hcv Rna By Pcr, Qn Rfx Geno File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.70 | $221.40 | — | 50% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $160.30 | $229.00 | — | 30% |
| Saint Clare Hospital one side Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $167.93 | $582.28 | $42.28–$436.71 | 71% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INFECT DETECT BY NUCLC ACID, HEP C, RVRS TRNSCRP QUANT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $176.97 | $347.00 | $208.20–$277.60 | 49% |
| St Anthony Hospital one side Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $177.08 | $582.28 | $42.28–$436.71 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center one side Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $177.25 | $582.28 | $42.28–$524.06 | 70% |
| St Francis Community Hospital one side Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $179.06 | $582.28 | $42.28–$436.71 | 69% |
| St Joseph Medical Center one side Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $203.01 | $612.93 | $42.84–$459.70 | 67% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital one side Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $213.82 | $582.28 | $42.28–$524.06 | 63% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC HCV REALTIME ABBOTT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $219.39 | $378.26 | $41.98–$348.00 | 42% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital one side Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC HCV RT-PCR, QUANT (NON-GRAPH) File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $219.39 | $378.26 | $41.98–$348.00 | 42% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $270.72 | $564.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTIFICATION+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $270.72 | $564.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $270.72 | $564.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $270.72 | $564.00 | — | 52% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $293.28 | $564.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "INFECT ANTIGEN DETECT/RNA,HEPATITIS C,QN" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $352.80 | $441.00 | $32.00–$116.00 | 20% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Hcv Realtime Abbott File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $363.90 | $727.80 | — | 50% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC HCV RNA, PCR QNT File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $398.40 | $498.00 | $42.33–$448.20 | 20% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Hepatitis C Virus Quant Pcr File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $609.00 | $609.00 | $153.47–$584.64 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $85.50, median $216.61, highest $609.00 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $216.61. 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 9 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
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