Lab tests CPT 87536 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIV viral load test cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) as an inpatient: from $201.60 to $381.50, with a median of $378.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence Holy Family Hospital — $176.40 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $402.83 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$201.60Providence Holy Family Hospital
Median$378.00half pay less
Highest$381.50in this market
Difference1.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $201.60Highest $1,124.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Holy Family Hospital lowest Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $201.60 $288.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital lowest Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR $201.60 $288.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC HIV VIRAL LOAD $378.00 $540.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC HIV-1 DNA QUANTIFICATION $381.50 $545.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC HIV VIRAL LOAD $442.40 $632.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR $442.40 $632.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $442.40 $632.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $445.20 $636.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR $445.20 $636.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC HIV VIRAL LOAD $532.70 $761.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $715.40 $1,022.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR $715.40 $1,022.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC HIV VIRAL LOAD $715.40 $1,022.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC HIV-1 RNA BY BRANCHED DNA $735.70 $1,051.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC HIV STANDARD PCR $735.70 $1,051.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR $1,124.90 $1,607.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $1,124.90 $1,607.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $201.60, median $378.00, highest $381.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $378.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.