What does code 87522 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87522 ranges from $32.50 to $1,024. 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.

87522 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Hcv Rna by Pcr Quant Ref" 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.

87522

CPT

Hcv Rna by Pcr Quant Ref

Verified from hospital fileNot a bill estimate

iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87522 (Hcv Rna by Pcr Quant Ref) appears at 52 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $32.50 to $1,024. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Published-price availability

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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 87522 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 87522 vary by about 32× across the 51 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $32.50 to $1,024. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

102

Prices shown

$32.50

Lowest cash

$1,024

Highest cash

code 87522 cash price98 disclosed · 51 hospitals

$32.50median ~$211$1,024

Lowest cash price by hospital

Three Rivers Health$32.50
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley$36.00
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center$81.60
Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital$85.00
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital$85.00
Munson Healthcare Cadillac$85.00

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$32.50 – $257

THREE RIVERS · 1 hospital$32.50–$35.75
Pleasanton · 1 hospital$36.00–$181
Kalkaska · 1 hospital$81.60–$257
Charlevoix · 1 hospital$85.00–$257
Manistee · 1 hospital$85.00–$257
Cadillac · 1 hospital$85.00–$257

102 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Hcv Rna by Pcr Quant Ref Inpatient	Carle Foundation Hospital	87522 CPT	$301	$301	$30.10 – $199	—
HC INFECTIOUS AGENT HEPATITIS C QUANTIFICATION Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87522 HCPCS	$634	$634	—	—
Hepatitis c revrs trnscrpj Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87522 HCPCS	—	—	$42.84 – $72.58	—
Hcv Rna by Pcr Quant Ref Inpatient	Methodist Medical Center of Illinois	87522 CPT	$301	$301	$30.10 – $199	—
Hc Inf Agent Detection By Dna Or Rna; Hep C, Quantification, Inclds Reverse Transcription When Perf Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87522 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Inf Agent Detection By Dna Or Rna; Hep C, Quantification, Inclds Reverse Transcription When Perf- Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87522 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hepatitis c revrs trnscrpj Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87522 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hcv Rna by Pcr Quant Ref Inpatient	Carle BroMenn Medical Center	87522 CPT	$301	$301	$30.10 – $199	—
HB R HCV RNA DETECT, QUANT Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87522 HCPCS	$540	$540	—	—
HB HCV RNA DETECT QUANT Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87522 HCPCS	$312	$312	—	—
HB R HCV RNA DETECT, QUANT, PCR Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87522 HCPCS	$195	$195	—	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS QUANT Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	87522 CPT	$500	$250	$219 – $400	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS QUANT Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	87522 CPT	$500	$250	$42.84 – $400	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS QUANT Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87522 CPT	$500	$250	$42.84 – $400	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS QUANT Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87522 CPT	$500	$250	$42.84 – $487	—
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA HEP C REV TRNSCRP & QUANTFC Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	87522 CPT	$436	$240	$42.84 – $392	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS QUANT Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87522 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $332	—
HCV RNA Detect/Quant RT Rev Trans-PCR, Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87522 CPT	$100	$85.00	$80.00 – $100	—
HCV RNA Detect/Quant, S Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87522 CPT	$302	$257	$242 – $302	—
Hepatitis C Quantitative Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87522 CPT	$110	$93.50	$88.00 – $110	—
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Detect and Quant, Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR, Prenatal, Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87522 CPT	$100	$85.00	$80.00 – $100	—
HCV RNA Detect/Quant RT Rev Trans-PCR, Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	87522 CPT	$100	$85.00	$50.17 – $852	—
HCV RNA Detect/Quant, S Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	87522 CPT	$302	$257	$152 – $852	—
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Detect and Quant, Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR, Prenatal, Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	87522 CPT	$100	$85.00	$50.17 – $852	—
HEPATITIS C VIRUS QUANT Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87522 CPT	$390	$195	$234 – $330	—

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 87522 prices

Open a hospital to see this code in the context of its full published prices.

Carle Foundation Hospital Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Methodist Medical Center of Illinois University of Chicago Medical Center Carle BroMenn Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton 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 Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Munson Healthcare Grayling Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Three Rivers Health Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center St Elias Specialty Hospital 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 87522: frequently asked

What does code 87522 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87522 ranges from $32.50 to $1,024. 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 87522?: 87522 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Hcv Rna by Pcr Quant Ref" 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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