HIV viral load test cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $216.54 to $601.02, with a median of $393.00. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center — $176.46 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $389.25 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 87536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side lowest Fort Wayne, IN HIV1 RNA RT PCR Non-Graph (LC) | $216.54 | $802.00 | $75.06–$802.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 87536 L551700 HIV1 DNA QT 889 | $222.90 | $743.00 | $75.06–$668.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN RNA RT PCR Graph (LC) | $229.50 | $850.00 | $75.06–$850.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN .GenoSure PRIme(R) Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $229.50 | $850.00 | $75.06–$850.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN .GenoSure(R) MG Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $229.50 | $850.00 | $75.06–$850.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HIV RNA, PCR (Graph) rfx/Geno EDI (LC) | $229.50 | $850.00 | $75.06–$850.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN HIV1 QT PCR w/ Reflex Graphical LC | $229.50 | $850.00 | $75.06–$850.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 RealTime Abbott LC | $250.50 | $835.00 | $75.06–$751.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 RNA RT PCR Graph (LC) | $250.50 | $835.00 | $75.06–$751.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HIV1 QT PCR w/ Reflex Graphical LC | $250.50 | $835.00 | $75.06–$751.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HIV RNA, PCR (Graph) rfx/Geno EDI (LC) | $250.50 | $835.00 | $75.06–$751.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 .GenoSure(R) MG Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $250.50 | $835.00 | $75.06–$751.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 .GenoSure PRIme(R) Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $250.50 | $835.00 | $75.06–$751.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 HIV1 RNA RT PCR Non-Graph (LC) | $250.50 | $835.00 | $75.06–$751.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital one side Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC RTPCR -HIV-1 RNA QN RT BY PCR | $374.00 | $748.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN HC RTPCR -HIV-1 RNA QN RT BY PCR | $393.00 | $786.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC RTPCR -HIV-1 RNA QN RT BY PCR | $393.00 | $786.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 RNA RT PCR Graph (LC) | $573.36 | $2,389.00 | $75.06–$2,150.10 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center one side Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HIV1 RNA RT PCR Non-Graph (LC) | $573.36 | $2,389.00 | $75.06–$2,150.10 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 .GenoSure PRIme(R) Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $573.36 | $2,389.00 | $75.06–$2,150.10 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 .GenoSure(R) MG Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $573.36 | $2,389.00 | $75.06–$2,150.10 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HIV RNA, PCR (Graph) rfx/Geno EDI (LC) | $573.36 | $2,389.00 | $75.06–$2,150.10 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 HIV1 QT PCR w/ Reflex Graphical LC | $573.36 | $2,389.00 | $75.06–$2,150.10 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 RNA RT PCR Graph (LC) | $601.02 | $2,226.00 | $75.06–$2,003.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HIV1 QT PCR w/ Reflex Graphical LC | $601.02 | $2,226.00 | $75.06–$2,003.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HIV RNA, PCR (Graph) rfx/Geno EDI (LC) | $601.02 | $2,226.00 | $75.06–$2,003.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 .GenoSure(R) MG Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $601.02 | $2,226.00 | $75.06–$2,003.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 .GenoSure PRIme(R) Quant RNA PCR (LC) | $601.02 | $2,226.00 | $75.06–$2,003.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital one side Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 HIV1 RNA RT PCR Non-Graph (LC) | $601.02 | $2,226.00 | $75.06–$2,003.40 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $216.54, median $393.00, highest $601.02 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $393.00. 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 4 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.
What it is
The HIV viral load test measures how much virus is in the blood. It shows how well treatment is working.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.