Lab tests CPT 87536 Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Olla, LA

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $739.20 to $739.20, with a median of $739.20. Across Louisiana, the median is $188.80 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$739.20Hardtner Medical Center
Median$739.20half pay less
Highest$739.20in this market
Difference1.0×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 Olla, LA.

median
Lowest $739.20Highest $1,730.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 RealTime Abbott LC $739.20 $924.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Hardtner Medical Center one side Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1, Quant, RT PCR (Graph) LC $1,730.40 $2,163.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $739.20, median $739.20, highest $739.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $739.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.