HIV viral load test cost in Starkville, MS
In Starkville, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $36.98 to $36.98, with a median of $36.98. Across Mississippi, the median is $193.44 at 40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Starkville, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed lowest Eupora, MS · (662) 258-6221 HC HIV-1 RNA REAL TIME PCR LCA | $36.98 | $86.00 | — | 57% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora, MS · (662) 258-6221 HC HIV-1 RNA PCR VIRAL LOAD | $51.60 | $120.00 | — | 57% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora, MS · (662) 258-6221 HC HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE PCR | $113.52 | $264.00 | — | 57% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $36.98, median $36.98, highest $36.98.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87536 ($295.20). 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.
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora, MSHC QUANT RNA PCR RFLX LCA | $27.95 | file |