HIV viral load test cost in Oxnard, CA
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $91.75 to $91.75, with a median of $91.75. Across California, the median is $85.00 at 130 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center lowest Thousand Oaks, CA · (805) 497-2727 HIV 1 VIRAL LOAD | $91.75 | $91.75 | $13.76–$91.75 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center Thousand Oaks, CA · (805) 497-2727 HIV 1 DNA QN | $224.25 | $224.25 | $33.64–$224.25 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center Thousand Oaks, CA · (805) 497-2727 HIV 1 RNA QN | $275.75 | $275.75 | $41.36–$275.75 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $91.75, median $91.75, highest $91.75.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87536 ($294.39). 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.
| Dignity Health Camarillo, CARL-A-RFLX HIV QNT 3000867 | $24.90 | file |
| Dignity Health Oxnard, CARL-A-RFLX HIV QNT 3000867 | $26.28 | file |