HIV test (4th generation) cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 16 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation): from $26.29 to $1,638.58, with a median of $467.79. The lowest listed price is at Craig Hospital — $441.50 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $99.43 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $467.79, is 458% above the US median of $83.85.
- That is 19.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($24.08).
- 12 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 7 cities for code 87389, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hospital lowest Englewood, CO HC HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $26.29 | $69.00 | $20.47–$62.10 | 62% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC HIV AGN/GBY COMBO 4TH GEN File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $29.15 | $83.28 | $24.08–$84.21 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC HIV COMBO ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY (HIV-1/O/2) BY CIA, REFLEXIVE PANEL ARUP 2012674+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $36.23 | $103.49 | $24.08–$84.21 | 65% |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB; SINGLE File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $43.72 | $62.45 | $14.13–$53.08 | 30% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=HIV ANTIGEN/ANTIBODIES SCREEN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $67.60 | $104.00 | $10.40–$95.68 | 35% |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC HIV 1 & 2 ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY WITH REFLEX CIA - ARUP+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $347.57 | $347.57 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC HIV 1 & 2 ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY WITH REFLEX HIV1WB - ARUP+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $347.57 | $347.57 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC HIV 1 & 2 ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY 4TH GENERATION WITH REFLEX - QWDL+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $347.57 | $347.57 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC HIV1/2 ANTIBODY/ANTIGEN SCREEN+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $347.57 | $347.57 | — | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $588.00 | $588.00 | $24.08–$529.20 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 HIV-1AG HIV-1/2AB SINGLE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $588.00 | $588.00 | $24.08–$529.20 | — |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $640.41 | $640.41 | $23.84–$283.06 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,140.25 | $1,140.25 | $24.08–$729.76 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,597.12 | $1,597.12 | $24.08–$1,437.41 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,597.12 | $1,597.12 | $24.08–$1,437.41 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.58 | $1,638.58 | $24.08–$1,474.72 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 HIV-1AG HIV-1/2AB SINGLE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,638.58 | $1,638.58 | $24.08–$1,474.72 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $26.29, median $467.79, highest $1,638.58 — a 62.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $347.57. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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