Lab tests CPT 87536 Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Ripley, WV

In Ripley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $238.50 to $238.50, with a median of $238.50. Across West Virginia, the median is $275.00 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$238.50Community Health Association
Median$238.50half pay less
Highest$238.50in 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 Ripley, WV.

median
Lowest $238.50Highest $2,128.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Community Health Association lowest Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $238.50 $477.00 — 50% —
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Community Health Association Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $2,128.50 $4,257.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $238.50, median $238.50, highest $238.50.

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.