HIV viral load test cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $58.50 to $496.60, with a median of $343.40. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $284.90 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $264.85 at 46 hospitals.
- The median here, $343.40, is 24% above the US median of $276.38.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 Mar 20, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC HIV-1 QUANT, RNA PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC HIV-1 QUANT, RNA PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC HIV-1 QUANT, RNA PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HIV-1 QUANT, RNA PCR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC HIV-1 QUANT, RNA PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | — | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $261.95 | $403.00 | $68.08–$403.00 | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $261.95 | $403.00 | $66.38–$403.00 | 35% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.40 | $404.00 | $104.00–$336.54 | 15% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.40 | $404.00 | $104.00–$336.54 | 15% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATION+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $516.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATION+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $516.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATION+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $516.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATION+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $516.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATION+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $387.00 | $516.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC HIV RNA PCR ULTRA QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $486.85 | $749.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC HIV RNA PCR ULTRA QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $486.85 | $749.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC HIV RNA PCR ULTRA QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $486.85 | $749.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC HIV RNA PCR ULTRA QUANT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $486.85 | $749.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC HIV RNA PCR ULTRA QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $486.85 | $749.00 | — | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $496.60 | $764.00 | $34.04–$276.11 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $511.55 | $787.00 | $34.04–$276.11 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $58.50, median $343.40, highest $496.60 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $343.40. 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 2 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 HIV viral load test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIV viral load test explained.