Lab tests CPT 87522 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Point Pleasant, WV — inpatient

In Point Pleasant, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test as an inpatient: from $234.22 to $234.22, with a median of $234.22. Across West Virginia, the median is $195.50 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87522, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 22, 2025 and Nov 22, 2025.

Lowest$234.22Rivers Health
Median$234.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$234.22in 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 Point Pleasant, WV.

median
Lowest $234.22Highest $542.03

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Rivers Health lowest Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C RNA QUANT GENOTYPE LIPA File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $234.22 $731.94 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C RNA QUANT bDNA File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $283.68 $886.49 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEPATITIS C QUANTIFICATION File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $327.59 $1,023.73 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C VIRUS RNA (HEPTIMAX) File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $345.00 $1,078.13 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health one side Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C RNA QT RT PCR File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $356.08 $1,112.75 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C VIRAL TITER RNA QT TMA File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $365.57 $1,142.42 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C VIRUS RNA QT PROG/GENOTY File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $372.30 $1,163.43 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C VIRAL RNA QT File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $381.80 $1,193.11 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 HEP C VIRUS RNA QT File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file $542.03 $1,693.85 $20.90–$864.11 68%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $234.22, median $234.22, highest $234.22.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $234.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.