HIV viral load test cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $29.97 to $1,390.00, with a median of $53.32. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St Vincent's Riverside and 3 other hospitals — $23.35 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $110.65 at 162 hospitals.
- The median here, $53.32, is 81% below the US median of $276.38.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- Jacksonville, FL has the lowest median of 4 metro areas in Florida with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 87536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$74.89 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$85.10 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB QUANT RNA PCR File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $41.25 | $75.00 | $29.70–$99.57 | 45% |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $53.32 | $86.00 | $24.94–$84.28 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Fleming Island, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $53.32 | $86.00 | $17.20–$84.28 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $53.32 | $86.00 | $17.20–$84.28 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $53.32 | $86.00 | $17.20–$84.28 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center South Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $53.32 | $86.00 | $17.20–$84.28 | 38% |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HIV RNA PCR QUANT+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $105.49 | $191.80 | $29.70–$99.57 | 45% |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Middleburg, FL · (904) 276-8500 HIV 1 DNA QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $129.49 | $129.49 | $10.88–$116.54 | — |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HIV-1 QUANT NUCL ACID File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $212.30 | $386.00 | $29.70–$99.57 | 45% |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HIV RNA QUANT VIRAL LOAD File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $305.65 | $555.73 | $29.70–$99.57 | 45% |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 HIV 1 DNA QN+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,390.00 | $1,390.00 | $85.10–$1,251.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $29.97, median $53.32, highest $1,390.00 — a 46.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $29.97. 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 10 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.
What HIV viral load test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIV viral load test explained.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87536 ($282.24). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HIV-1 RNA QNT PCR-A | $19.61 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HIV-1 BY QUANT NAAT PLASMA | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HIV-1 RNA QNT PCR-A | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF HIV-1 BY QUANT NAAT PLASMA | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HIV-1 RNA QNT PCR-A | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF HIV-1 BY QUANT NAAT PLASMA | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HIV-1 RNA QNT PCR-A | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HIV-1 BY QUANT NAAT PLASMA | $19.61 | file |