Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Delaware
In Delaware, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $121.00 to $771.96, with a median of $640.20. The lowest price is at TidalHealth Nanticoke (Seaford). The highest price is 6.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $640.20, is 216% above the US median of $202.46.
- That is 14.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- Delaware ranks 50th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 6 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87522. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$121.00TidalHealth Nanticoke
Median$640.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$771.96in Delaware
Lowest saves$519.20vs the median
Hospitals in Delaware, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TidalHealth Nanticoke lowest Seaford · Seaford, DE HC Hepatitis C, Reverse Transcription & Quantification | $121.00 | $121.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hcv Rna, Qn Pcr W/Refl to Genotype, Lipa(R) Quest | $307.00 | $307.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C | $557.05 | $857.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Beebe Medical Center Lewes · Seaford, DE DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $723.35 | $851.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford · Seaford, DE Hc Hepatitis C Revrs Trnscrpj | $771.96 | $919.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus Dover · Dover, DE Hc Hepatitis C Revrs Trnscrpj | $771.96 | $919.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford, DE | 3 | $121.00 | $723.35 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $307.00 | $432.02 |
| Dover, DE | 1 | $771.96 | $771.96 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What hepatitis C RNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hepatitis C RNA test explained.
Hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test in other states
- Alabama$194.25
- Alaska$323.42
- Arizona$88.85
- Arkansas$131.30
- California$87.88
- Colorado$296.03
- Connecticut$183.07
- District of Columbia$406.45, 3 hospitals
- Florida$113.18
- Georgia$275.59
- Hawaii$335.33
- Idaho$246.75
- Illinois$265.00
- Indiana$223.78
- Iowa$279.56
- Kansas$261.96
- Kentucky$250.20
- Louisiana$123.12
- Maine$172.52
- Maryland$443.35
- Massachusetts$198.36
- Michigan$131.60
- Minnesota$128.41
- Mississippi$158.32
- Missouri$297.50
- Montana$508.22
- Nebraska$345.29
- Nevada$329.00
- New Hampshire$481.50
- New Jersey$49.27
- New Mexico$319.58
- New York$136.34
- North Carolina$161.47
- North Dakota$131.20
- Ohio$192.40
- Oklahoma$222.28
- Oregon$196.30
- Pennsylvania$284.40
- Puerto Rico$1,959.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$261.60
- South Carolina$395.85
- South Dakota$254.63
- Tennessee$154.70
- Texas$240.03
- Utah$329.53
- Vermont$466.28
- Virginia$253.00
- Washington$335.35
- West Virginia$199.50
- Wisconsin$221.27
- Wyoming$222.49
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.