Lab tests CPT 87536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIV viral load test cost in Green Bay, WI — inpatient

In Green Bay, WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) as an inpatient: from $246.32 to $375.00, with a median of $287.76. The lowest listed price is at Bellin Memorial Health — $41.44 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $375.00 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 87536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jun 27, 2026.

Lowest$246.32Bellin Memorial Health
Median$287.76half pay less
Highest$375.00in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Green Bay, WI.

median
Lowest $246.32Highest $375.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bellin Memorial Health lowest Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-3500 INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV VIRAL LOAD $246.32 $532.00 $263.34–$478.80 54% Jun 27, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health lowest Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-3500 INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV RNA DETECTION AND QUANT, $246.32 $532.00 $263.34–$478.80 54% Jun 27, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI · (920) 846-3444 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $287.76 $436.00 $85.10–$436.00 34% —
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-0111 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $287.76 $436.00 $85.10–$436.00 34% —
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 498-4200 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $287.76 $436.00 $85.10–$436.00 34% —
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 288-8000 HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $375.00 $750.00 $450.00–$637.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $246.32, median $287.76, highest $375.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $287.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.