HIV viral load test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) as an inpatient: from $31.20 to $378.56, with a median of $94.98. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $63.78 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $272.16 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 87536, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB | $31.20 | $65.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM HIV-1 RNA QUANT WITH REFLEX | $65.00 | $65.00 | $13.00–$55.25 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM HIV DNA (PCR) | $65.00 | $65.00 | $11.77–$48.75 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM HIV DNA (PCR) | $65.00 | $65.00 | $35.75–$52.00 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM HIV DNA (PCR) | $65.00 | $65.00 | $13.00–$58.50 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM HIV DNA (PCR) | $65.00 | $65.00 | $13.00–$55.25 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM HIV-1 RNA QUANT WITH REFLEX | $65.00 | $65.00 | $11.77–$48.75 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM HIV-1 RNA QUANT WITH REFLEX | $65.00 | $65.00 | $13.00–$58.50 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Hiv Viral Load Quant | $124.95 | $124.95 | $61.06–$124.95 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Hiv Viral Load Quant | $124.95 | $124.95 | $61.06–$124.95 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR | $141.60 | $295.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital one side Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 RNA, RT PCR (Non-Graph) LC | $166.22 | $221.62 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 RNA, Real Time PCR (Graph) LC | $183.75 | $245.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $378.56 | $728.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $378.56 | $728.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $378.56 | $728.00 | $59.00–$175.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $31.20, median $94.98, highest $378.56 — a 12.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $85.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 8 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.