Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $54.00 to $1,182.00, with a median of $345.29. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 21.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $345.29, is 71% above the US median of $202.46.
- That is 8.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- Nebraska ranks 44th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 47 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 Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$54.00Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$345.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,182.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$291.29vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quant PCR with Reflex to Gen | $54.00 | $150.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB DET IA HEP C QN | $88.62 | $129.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB HEP C RNA QUANT SOURCE | $105.60 | $176.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE HEPATITIS C QUANT INC REV | $106.20 | $118.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC HEPATITIS C QUANTITATIVE | $106.60 | $130.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $109.80 | $122.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC HEPATITIS C QUANTITATIVE | $111.80 | $130.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC HEPATITIS C QUANTITATIVE | $112.34 | $137.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Hepatitis C Rna Quant, Monitoring | $114.00 | $142.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quant PCR with Reflex to Gen | $122.47 | $331.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $126.56 | $226.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Bill Only Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quant PCR with Ref | $137.57 | $143.30 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $182.62 | $397.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $187.20 | $288.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $187.20 | $288.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Hcv Rna Detect/quant Rps | $225.00 | $281.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Hepatitis C Viral Load by PCR PLAB | $310.00 | $310.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Hepatitis C Quant, Pcr W/refl Geno(rl) | $327.00 | $363.00 | — source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Hcv Quantitative | $333.00 | $416.00 | — source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ | $340.50 | $454.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $345.29 | $803.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $345.29 | $803.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $345.29 | $803.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $345.29 | $803.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Hepatitis C Virus Rna Detect/qnt (Rps) Pspc | $346.00 | $346.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA HEP C VIR RFIX GENOTYPE | $353.25 | $471.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $360.96 | $752.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Hcv Rna Detec/quant Rflx Geno Rw | $373.00 | $533.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC HEPATITIS C QUANT | $379.90 | $655.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $410.78 | $513.48 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $414.16 | $414.16 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Hepatitis C Virus Rna Detection & Quantitation Pspc | $451.00 | $501.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $457.60 | $572.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE HEP C VIRUS RNA DETECTION | $477.68 | $530.75 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ | $480.00 | $600.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Hep C Vir | $485.00 | $510.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $548.40 | $609.33 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE HEPATITIS C VIRAL LOAD BY PCR #7650 | $573.00 | $573.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $611.00 | $611.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE HEPATITIS C QUANTIFICATIO | $616.00 | $616.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Hcv Rna Quant Pcr W/rfx To Genotype (Ref | $625.00 | $625.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE .Hcv Rna Detect/quant Unmc | $667.00 | $667.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $718.20 | $756.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $721.80 | $802.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Cc Hep C Rna | $757.00 | $757.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $832.50 | $832.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health one side Syracuse · Syracuse, NE .Hcv Rt-pcr, Quant (Non-graph) Lc | $1,182.00 | $1,182.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 10 | $54.00 | $345.29 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $182.62 | $360.96 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $106.60 | $412.40 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $126.56 | $371.28 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $225.00 | $302.45 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $137.57 | $232.28 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $480.00 | $480.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $410.78 | $410.78 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $573.00 | $573.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $485.00 | $485.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $757.00 | $757.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $451.00 | $451.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $721.80 | $721.80 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $373.00 | $373.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $667.00 | $667.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $122.47 | $122.47 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $625.00 | $625.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $109.80 | $109.80 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $548.40 | $548.40 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $346.00 | $346.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $414.16 | $414.16 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $477.68 | $477.68 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $112.34 | $112.34 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $111.80 | $111.80 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $88.62 | $88.62 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $106.20 | $106.20 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $333.00 | $333.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $105.60 | $105.60 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $1,182.00 | $1,182.00 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $310.00 | $310.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $832.50 | $832.50 |
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
- Delaware$640.20
- 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
- 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.