HIV viral load test cost in Traverse City, MI
In Traverse City, MI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $74.44 to $74.44, with a median of $74.44. The lowest listed price is at Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Michigan, the median is $220.00 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 17, 2026 and Apr 17, 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 Traverse City, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital one side lowest Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 HIV1 RNA Qt Rflx Geno DR, RT/Prot/Integ Inhibitors | $74.44 | $87.57 | $27.15–$83.19 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | $31.53–$83.19 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, PRENATAL, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | $31.53–$83.19 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side lowest Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 HIV1 RNA Qt Rflx Geno DR, RT/Prot/Integ Inhibitors | $74.44 | $87.57 | $31.53–$83.19 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center one side lowest Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 HIV1 RNA Qt Rflx Geno DR, RT/Prot/Integ Inhibitors | $74.44 | $87.57 | $44.51–$367.27 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | $27.15–$83.19 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, PRENATAL, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | $27.15–$83.19 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | $44.51–$367.27 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, PRENATAL, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | $44.51–$367.27 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 HIV 1 Quantitative | $128.35 | $151.00 | $46.81–$143.45 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 HIV 1 Quantitative | $148.75 | $175.00 | $60.00–$166.25 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 HIV 1 Quantitative | $323.85 | $381.00 | $44.51–$373.38 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $74.44, median $74.44, highest $74.44.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $74.44. 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 3 of 3 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.