Lab tests CPT 87522 Kansas Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Kansas

In Kansas, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $135.20 to $655.82, with a median of $430.30. The lowest price is at Wamego Health Center (Wamego). The highest price is 4.9× the lowest.

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.

Lowest$135.20Wamego Health Center
Median$430.30half pay less
Highest$655.82in Kansas
Lowest saves$295.10vs the median

Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Wamego Health Center lowest Wamego · Manhattan, KS HEPATITIS C RNA, QUANT $135.20 $338.00 —
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Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS, QUANTIFICATION $141.05 $217.00 —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas one side Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS Hepatitis C RNA Detection and Quantification by RT-PCR $216.48 $451.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Hepatitis C Virus Quantification $419.25 $645.00 —
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Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Hepatitis C Virus Quantification $430.30 $662.00 —
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Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Hepatitis C Virus Quantification $559.00 $860.00 —
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AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC HEPATITIS C BY QUANT NAAT WITH REFLEX GENOTYPE - ARUP $655.82 $655.82 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC HEPATITIS C QUANT NAAT - ARUP $655.82 $655.82 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC HEPATITIS C QUANT NAAT - ARUP $655.82 $655.82 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Kansas City, MO-KS 3 $216.48 $655.82
Joplin, MO-KS 2 $419.25 $424.78
Manhattan, KS 1 $135.20 $135.20
Ottawa, KS 1 $655.82 $655.82
Pittsburg, KS 1 $559.00 $559.00
Wichita, KS 1 $141.05 $141.05

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.

Hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.