Lab tests CPT 87536 Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Willows, CA

In Willows, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $414.54 to $414.54, with a median of $414.54. Across California, the median is $110.00 at 173 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87536, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 4, 2025 and Oct 4, 2025.

Lowest$414.54American Advanced - Glenn Medical Center

Median$414.54half of hospitals charge less

Highest$414.54in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
American Advanced - Glenn Medical Center Willows, CA · (530) 934-1818 INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA); HIV-1, QUANTIFICATION, INCLUDES REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION WHEN PERFORMED File of Oct 4, 2025 · source file	$414.54	$690.90	$97.65–$656.36	40%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $414.54, median $414.54, highest $414.54.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.