Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Ashley, ND

In Ashley, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $490.50 to $490.50, with a median of $490.50. Across North Dakota, the median is $129.60 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87522, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$490.50Ashley Medical Center
Median$490.50half pay less
Highest$490.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Ashley, ND.

median
Lowest $490.50Highest $490.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ashley Medical Center lowest Ashley, ND · (701) 288-3433 HCV RNA QUANT $490.50 $490.50 — — —
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Ashley Medical Center lowest Ashley, ND · (701) 288-3433 HEPATITIS C VIRUS QUANTITATIVE PCR $490.50 $490.50 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $490.50, median $490.50, highest $490.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $490.50. 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.