Lab tests CPT 87522 Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Martin, SD

In Martin, SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $254.63 to $254.63, with a median of $254.63. Across South Dakota, the median is $196.12 at 16 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$254.63Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home
Median$254.63half pay less
Highest$254.63in 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 Martin, SD.

median
Lowest $254.63Highest $283.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home lowest Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 HEPATITIS C RNA QUANT, PCR $254.63 $254.63 — — —
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Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTITATIVE $283.05 $283.05 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $254.63, median $254.63, highest $254.63.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $254.63. 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.