Hepatitis C RNA test cost in Washington
In Washington, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for hepatitis C viral load (HCV RNA) test: from $29.41 to $1,027.20, with a median of $335.35. The lowest price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver). The highest price is 34.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $335.35, is 66% above the US median of $202.46.
- That is 7.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($42.84).
- Washington ranks 43rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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$29.41Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Median$335.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,027.20in Washington
Lowest saves$305.94vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC HCV RNA BY PCR, QN RFX GENO | $29.41 | $45.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM | $68.60 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics one side Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Hcv Rt-Pcr, Quant (Non-Graph) | $85.50 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $108.54 | $201.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $131.20 | $164.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Iadna Hepatitis C Quant & Reverse Transcription | $160.30 | $229.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital one side Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH | $167.93 | $582.28 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA INFECT DETECT BY NUCLC ACID, HEP C, RVRS TRNSCRP QUANT | $176.97 | $347.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital one side Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH | $177.08 | $582.28 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center one side Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH | $177.25 | $582.28 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital one side Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH | $179.06 | $582.28 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Hepatitis C Rna, Quant | $182.70 | $203.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center one side Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH | $203.01 | $612.93 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital one side Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH | $213.82 | $582.28 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC HCV REALTIME ABBOTT | $219.39 | $378.26 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center one side Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC HCV RT-PCR QNT-NO GRPH | $270.52 | $612.93 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTIFICATION | $270.72 | $564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM | $270.72 | $564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM | $270.72 | $564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTIFICATION | $270.72 | $564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA HCV RNA by PCR, Qn Rfx Geno LC | $283.29 | $497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION # | $286.00 | $520.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB | $293.28 | $564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ | $308.38 | $770.95 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $312.00 | $480.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $322.40 | $403.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $323.05 | $497.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB | $328.30 | $469.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $332.80 | $416.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $337.90 | $545.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $349.70 | $538.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $352.80 | $441.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA "INFECT ANTIGEN DETECT/RNA,HEPATITIS C,QN" | $352.80 | $441.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB | $353.50 | $505.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB | $356.30 | $509.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA HEPATITIS C REVRS TRNSCRPJ | $356.30 | $509.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA HCV RNA by PCR, Qn Rfx Geno LC | $365.95 | $563.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA CHG ONLY HCV RTPCR QUANT | $368.05 | $433.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital one side Goldendale · Goldendale, WA HCV RT-PCR, QUANT | $376.00 | $470.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HCV RNA, PCR QNT | $398.40 | $498.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC HCV RNA, PCR QNT | $398.40 | $498.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $398.45 | $613.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $406.30 | $478.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $408.00 | $480.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION CDM | $413.25 | $551.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $446.41 | $446.41 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC HEP C PCR (QUANT) | $487.20 | $696.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $491.06 | $654.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA HCV RNA by PCR, Qn Rfx Geno LC | $494.78 | $659.70 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $508.71 | $565.23 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC IADNA HEPATITIS C QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB | $508.90 | $727.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $590.20 | $908.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $602.00 | $602.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hepatitis C Virus Quant Pcr | $609.00 | $609.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Hepatitis C revrs trnscrpj | $625.60 | $782.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTIFICATION | $713.44 | $1,372.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC HEPATITIS C RNA QUANTIFICATION | $713.44 | $1,372.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Detection test by nucleic acid for Hepatitis C virus, quantification | $1,027.20 | $1,027.20 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 18 | $85.50 | $216.60 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $283.29 | $297.19 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $328.30 | $354.90 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $182.70 | $625.60 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $337.90 | $525.67 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $446.41 | $524.20 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $349.70 | $374.05 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $322.40 | $337.60 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $29.41 | $213.93 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $332.80 | $370.40 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $108.54 | $108.54 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $323.05 | $323.05 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $270.52 | $270.52 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $508.71 | $508.71 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $406.30 | $406.30 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $376.00 | $376.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $413.25 | $413.25 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $590.20 | $590.20 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $713.44 | $713.44 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $491.06 | $491.06 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $131.20 | $131.20 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $368.05 | $368.05 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $356.30 | $356.30 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $494.78 | $494.78 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $68.60 | $68.60 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $365.95 | $365.95 |
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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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
- 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
- West Virginia$199.50
- Wisconsin$221.27
- Wyoming$222.49
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.