HIV viral load test cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 15 hospitals list a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $71.25 to $2,153.00, with a median of $204.24. The lowest listed price is at Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital — $132.99 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $204.24 at 53 hospitals.
- The median here, $204.24, is 26% below the US median of $276.38.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 87536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $71.25 | $285.00 | $42.11–$225.52 | 75% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $173.88 | $289.80 | $71.26–$333.27 | 40% |
| St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.90 | $470.00 | $89.64–$470.00 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.90 | $470.00 | $89.64–$470.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.90 | $470.00 | $89.64–$470.00 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.90 | $470.00 | $89.64–$470.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV QN RNA PCR 51654+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $173.90 | $470.00 | $89.64–$470.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $200.08 | $540.75 | $89.64–$540.75 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 HIV 1 PCRQ- 49106+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $200.08 | $540.75 | $89.64–$540.75 | 63% |
| St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $200.08 | $540.75 | $89.64–$540.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $200.08 | $540.75 | $89.64–$540.75 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 HIV 1 RNAQ- 49071+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $200.08 | $540.75 | $89.64–$540.75 | 63% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $204.24 | $340.40 | $140.42–$340.40 | 40% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $262.08 | $655.20 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $262.08 | $655.20 | — | 60% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $266.70 | $889.00 | $75.70–$693.42 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $272.40 | $908.00 | $51.06–$908.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $313.50 | $1,045.00 | $75.70–$1,045.00 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $338.88 | $847.20 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $338.88 | $847.20 | — | 60% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $382.80 | $1,276.00 | $35.74–$1,020.80 | 70% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 HIV VIRAL LOAD, QUANT (DNA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,153.00 | $2,153.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $71.25, median $204.24, highest $2,153.00 — a 30.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $262.08. 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 12 of 12 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 HIV viral load test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIV viral load test explained.