Lab tests CPT 87522 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 101 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $35.50 to $1,320.21, with a median of $284.40. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 37.2× the lowest.

  • The median here, $284.40, is 40% above the US median of $202.46.
  • That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 35th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 9 of 101 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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$35.50Uniontown Hospital
Median$284.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,320.21in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$248.90vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $35.50 $71.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription $42.00 $1,166.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription $42.00 $630.81 Sep 1, 2026
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Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA HEPATITIS C QUAL & QUANT $42.84 $693.00 Apr 24, 2026
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87522 HCV RNA by Real Time PCR. Tech $66.41 $278.00 Mar 27, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network one side Reading · Reading, PA HCV RNA, Quant RT PCR -Quest $72.31 $278.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87522 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ Tech $80.59 $278.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr $82.80 $207.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr $82.80 $207.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr $82.80 $207.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hcv Rna Pcr Quant Amp Pr $82.80 $207.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HEPATITIS C,RNA,QUAN $87.48 $324.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HEPATITIS C,RNA,QUAN $87.48 $324.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87522 HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ Tech $87.49 $278.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center one side Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HEP C RNA QUAN TAQ RT PC (SQ) $92.10 $278.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTITATIVE $98.64 $274.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $123.60 $206.00 Sep 11, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA HCV RNA BY PCR- QUANT $124.74 $178.20 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA HCV RNA BY PCR- QUANT $124.74 $178.20 Mar 6, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HEPATITIS C,RNA,QUAN $129.60 $540.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); hepatitis C, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed $138.00 $345.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA HEPATITIS C PCR QNT $156.00 $260.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA HEPATITIS C PCR QNT $156.00 $260.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA HEPATITIS C PCR QNT $156.00 $260.00 Dec 17, 2025
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA HCV-QUANT $156.60 $261.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA HCV RNA Detect/Quant Reflex Geno,S $161.28 $448.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hepatitis C Virus RNA by PCR Quant $165.78 $276.29 Sep 21, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $178.40 $223.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $178.40 $223.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $178.40 $223.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $178.40 $223.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $178.40 $223.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $178.40 $223.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $178.40 $223.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA HCV RNA, PCR $202.50 $675.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA HEPATITIS C QUANTIFICATION $219.03 $438.05 May 8, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA HCV RNA QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR $231.60 $386.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC HCV RNA QUANT PCR $238.80 $398.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC HCV RNA QUANT BY PCR $238.80 $398.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC HCV VIRAL LOAD W/REF TO HCV GENO $238.80 $398.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC HCV VIRAL LOAD W/REF TO HCV GENO $238.80 $398.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC HCV RNA QUANT PCR $238.80 $398.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC HCV VIRAL LOAD W/REF TO HCV GENO $238.80 $398.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA HEPATITIS C-RNA VIRAL LOA $249.90 $357.00 Sep 9, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C $253.50 $390.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA HEPATITIS C RNA QUANT $259.20 $576.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA HCV VIRAL RNA QUANT PCR $266.00 $380.00 Sep 16, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC HEPATITIS C PCR QUANT $267.19 $347.00 Oct 28, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HEPATITIS C PCR QUANT $281.78 $386.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC HEPATITIS C PCR QUANT $282.59 $367.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA HCV RNA QN PCR W/RFL GENOTYPE $284.40 $474.00 —
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Hcv Rna Quant By Bdna $288.40 $515.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HEPATITIS C PCR QUANT $293.36 $386.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC HEPATITIS C PCR QUANT $297.27 $367.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA REFLEX HCV RNA QUANT PCR $301.80 $503.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA HEPATITIS C-RNA,PCR QUANT $301.80 $503.00 Feb 2, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA HCV-QUANT $346.80 $578.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Reflex Hcv Pcr Quant $360.50 $515.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA HEPATITIS C BY PCR $365.00 $365.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Warde 3400966 Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C $390.00 $600.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hepatitis C $390.00 $600.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NUCLEIC ACID REV TRANS QN HEPATITIS $394.80 $658.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA HEP C VIRAL ANA PCR QUANT $400.80 $668.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless one side Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HEP C VIR RNA QN RT-PCR W/RFX $411.00 $685.00 Mar 7, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA HEPATITIS C VIRAL / GENOTYPE $432.14 $508.40 Feb 25, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HEPATITIS C RNA BY PCR (QUANT) $443.40 $739.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA RL HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA $477.25 $477.25 Jul 4, 2024
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Hepatitis C RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $503.00 $503.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian one side Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HEP C VIR RNA QN RT-PCR W/RFX $542.40 $904.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Hepatitis C Rna $548.34 $685.43 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA HCV-QUANT $583.80 $973.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA HCV RNA QN RL TME PCR W/RFX QL $583.80 $973.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA HCV RNA QN PCR W/RFL GENOTYPE $585.00 $975.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA HEPATITIS C RNA BY PCR (QUANT) $609.60 $1,016.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Hepatitis C Rna $623.00 $778.75 Mar 31, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $649.80 $722.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $649.80 $722.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $654.04 $788.00 Feb 26, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA HEPATITIS C RNA BY PCR (QUANT) $778.80 $1,298.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro one side Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA HEP C VIR RNA QN RT-PCR W/RFX $778.80 $1,298.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA HCV RNA QN PCR W/RFL GENOTYPE $778.80 $1,298.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HCV-QUANT $838.20 $1,397.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HCV RNA QN PCR W/RFL GENOTYPE $879.00 $1,465.00 Mar 6, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $935.10 $1,039.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ $935.10 $1,039.00 Feb 26, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HCV RNA QN PCR W/RFL GENOTYPE $975.00 $1,625.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Hepatitis C Rna $1,060.00 $1,325.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification $1,078.20 $1,347.75 Jan 1, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hepatitis C Rna Qnt Arup $1,320.21 $1,320.21 Dec 31, 2025
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 23 $35.50 $297.27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 13 $42.00 $165.78
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $654.04 $654.04
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $66.41 $92.10
York-Hanover, PA 4 $178.40 $208.60
Hermitage, PA 3 $282.59 $477.25
Lancaster, PA 3 $80.59 $178.40
Sayre, PA 3 $548.34 $623.00
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 3 $87.48 $87.48
Altoona, PA 2 $503.00 $556.30
Chambersburg, PA 2 $178.40 $178.40
DuBois, PA 2 $503.00 $503.00
Erie, PA 2 $219.03 $401.42
Oil City, PA 2 $123.60 $235.20
Pottsville, PA 2 $649.80 $649.80
Somerset, PA 2 $238.80 $335.47
Williamsport, PA 2 $778.80 $778.80
Brookville, PA 1 $503.00 $503.00
Bradford, PA 1 $231.60 $231.60
Clarion, PA 1 $288.40 $288.40
Coudersport, PA 1 $400.80 $400.80
Everett, PA 1 $284.40 $284.40
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $654.04 $654.04
Gettysburg, PA 1 $178.40 $178.40
Honesdale, PA 1 $266.00 $266.00
Huntingdon, PA 1 $503.00 $503.00
Indiana, PA 1 $161.28 $161.28
Johnstown, PA 1 $138.00 $138.00
Lebanon, PA 1 $178.40 $178.40
Lewisburg, PA 1 $1,078.20 $1,078.20
Montrose, PA 1 $249.90 $249.90
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $98.64 $98.64
Reading, PA 1 $72.31 $72.31
St. Marys, PA 1 $503.00 $503.00
State College, PA 1 $259.20 $259.20
Waynesburg, PA 1 $124.74 $124.74
Wellsboro, PA 1 $778.80 $778.80
Warren, PA 1 $365.00 $365.00
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

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Median cash price across the state's hospitals.