What does code 87521 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87521 ranges from $17.88 to $452. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

87521 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INFECTIOUS AGENT HEPATITIS C AMPLIFIED" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

87521

HCPCS

HC INFECTIOUS AGENT HEPATITIS C AMPLIFIED

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87521 (HC INFECTIOUS AGENT HEPATITIS C AMPLIFIED) appears at 33 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $17.88 to $452. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 87521 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 87521 vary by about 25× across the 30 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $17.88 to $452. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$17.88

Lowest cash

$452

Highest cash

code 87521 cash price35 disclosed · 30 hospitals

$17.88median ~$141$452

Lowest cash price by hospital

Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon$17.88
Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin$17.88
Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek$17.88
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital$21.18
Froedtert Hospital$22.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo$28.32

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$17.88 – $452

Mequon · 1 hospital$17.88
New Berlin · 1 hospital$17.88
Oak Creek · 1 hospital$17.88
Manitowoc · 1 hospital$21.18–$452
Milwaukee · 1 hospital$22.00–$86.90
Mission Viejo · 1 hospital$28.32

41 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC INFECTIOUS AGENT HEPATITIS C AMPLIFIED Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87521 HCPCS	$448	$448	—	—
Hepatitis c probe&rvrs trnsc Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87521 HCPCS	—	—	$35.09 – $59.44	—
Hc Infectious Agent Detection By Dna Or Rna; Hepatitis C Virus, Quantification Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87521 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Hepatitis C Amplified Probe Technique Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87521 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hepatitis c probe&rvrs trnsc Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87521 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87521 CPT	$360	$180	$35.09 – $293	—
HB R HEPATITIS C, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNQ (P) Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87521 HCPCS	$263	$263	—	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87521 CPT	$360	$180	$35.09 – $351	—
HC DONOR HCV NAT, INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA) Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	87521 CPT	$40.00	$22.00	$12.00 – $175	—
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA HEP C REV TRNSCRP & AMP PRB Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	87521 CPT	$158	$86.90	$34.11 – $175	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$264 – $374	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$264 – $374	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$264 – $372	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$28.07 – $372	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$264 – $374	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$28.07 – $374	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$264 – $374	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS RNA Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	87521 CPT	$440	$220	$264 – $374	—
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA HEP C REV TRNSCRP & AMP PRB Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	87521 CPT	$153	$84.15	$91.80 – $145	—
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA HEP C REV TRNSCRP & AMP PRB Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	87521 CPT	$821	$452	$493 – $722	—
HC DONOR HCV NAT, INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA) Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	87521 CPT	$38.50	$21.18	$23.10 – $33.88	—
HC DONOR HCV NAT, INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA) Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon	87521 CPT	$32.50	$17.88	$19.50 – $28.60	—
HC DONOR HCV NAT, INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA) Outpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin	87521 CPT	$32.50	$17.88	$13.00 – $70.18	—
HC DONOR HCV NAT, INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA) Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek	87521 CPT	$32.50	$17.88	$19.50 – $28.60	—
HEPATITIS C PROBE&RVRS TRNSC Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	87521 CPT	—	—	$14.04 – $85.97	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 87521 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek The Women's Hospital Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Petaluma Valley Hospital Queen of The Valley Medical Center Redwood Memorial Hospital Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange St Jude Medical Center St Mary Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 87521: frequently asked

What does code 87521 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87521 ranges from $17.88 to $452. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 87521?: 87521 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INFECTIOUS AGENT HEPATITIS C AMPLIFIED" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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