HIV viral load test cost in Jacksonville, FL — inpatient
In Jacksonville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) as an inpatient: from $29.97 to $41.25, with a median of $29.97. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $115.05 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 87536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$74.89 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 ROCH UL | $29.97 | $81.00 | $16.20–$81.00 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$85.10 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF INF AGT DT BY NA-HIV1 QNT AMP | $36.63 | $99.00 | $19.80–$99.00 | 63% | — source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB QUANT RNA PCR | $41.25 | $75.00 | $31.35–$71.25 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB ULTRASENSITIVE HIV RNA PCR | $105.49 | $191.80 | $80.17–$182.21 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HIV RNA PCR QUANT | $105.49 | $191.80 | $80.17–$182.21 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB ULTRASENSITIVE,HIV,RNA,PCR | $105.49 | $191.80 | $80.17–$182.21 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HIV-1 QUANT NUCL ACID | $212.30 | $386.00 | $161.35–$366.70 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB HIV RNA QUANT VIRAL LOAD | $305.65 | $555.73 | $232.30–$527.94 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $29.97, median $29.97, highest $41.25 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $41.25 — 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 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.
14 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87536 ($283.14). 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.
| 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 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 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 St Johns County Saint Johns, 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 RNA QNT PCR-A | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HIV-1 BY QUANT NAAT PLASMA | $19.61 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF HIV-1 BY QUANT NAAT PLASMA | $19.61 | 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 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 |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF HIV-1 BY QUANT NAAT PLASMA | $19.61 | file |