Lab tests CPT 87536 Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Tulsa, OK

In Tulsa, OK, 7 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $173.90 to $262.08, with a median of $173.90. The lowest listed price is at St. John Broken Arrow and 4 other hospitals. Across Oklahoma, the median is $191.43 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 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 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$173.90St. John Broken Arrow + 4 more

Median$173.90half pay less

Highest$262.08in this market

Difference1.5×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 Tulsa, OK.

median

Lowest $173.90Highest $338.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list	File date
St. John Broken Arrow lowest Jenks, OK HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St John Owasso lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St John Owasso lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow lowest Jenks, OK HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow lowest Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow lowest Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654	$173.90	$470.00	$89.64–$470.00	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106	$200.08	$540.75	$89.64–$540.75	63%	— source file
Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription	$262.08	$655.20	—	60%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription	$262.08	$655.20	—	60%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription	$338.88	$847.20	—	60%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription	$338.88	$847.20	—	60%	Apr 1, 2026 source file

Outpatient: lowest $173.90, median $173.90, highest $262.08 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $173.90. 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 5 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 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.