Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $34.32 to $160.00, with a median of $59.19. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $24.87 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $132.75 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center one side lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HCV RT-PCR QUANT NON-GRAPH | $34.32 | $135.00 | $32.31–$138.86 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 HCV RT-PCR QUANT NON-GRAPH | $34.65 | $135.00 | $32.31–$138.86 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 #HEPATITIS C QUANTIFICATION | $35.59 | $140.00 | $32.31–$140.00 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #HEPATITIS CQUANTIFICATION | $35.93 | $140.00 | $32.31–$140.00 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRIPJ | $48.18 | $219.00 | $42.84–$219.00 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ | $70.20 | $117.00 | $41.55–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $90.00 | $100.00 | $42.84–$100.00 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ | $145.13 | $161.25 | $42.84–$161.25 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 HCV RNA, Quantitative Real Time PCR Quest | $160.00 | $200.00 | $159.00–$195.23 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HCV RNA Detect/Quant S | $163.46 | $742.98 | $42.84–$742.98 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEPATITIS C RNA QUANT | $163.46 | $742.98 | $42.84–$742.98 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HEPATIS C RNA BRANCH DNA | $163.46 | $742.98 | $42.84–$742.98 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HEP C PCR-HCV RNA QUANT | $190.65 | $750.00 | $32.31–$412.50 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 HEP C PCR-HCV RNA QUANT | $192.45 | $750.00 | $32.31–$412.50 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 #HEP C PCR - HCV RNA QUANT | $209.97 | $826.00 | $32.31–$454.30 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #HEP C PCR-HCV RNA QUANT | $211.96 | $826.00 | $32.31–$454.30 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $243.60 | $406.00 | $41.55–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 HCVGTY | $1,142.63 | $4,495.00 | $32.31–$2,472.25 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 HCVGTY | $1,153.42 | $4,495.00 | $32.31–$2,472.25 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.32, median $59.19, highest $160.00 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $34.65. 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 6 of 6 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.