HIV test (4th generation) cost in New York

In New York, 108 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation): from $8.45 to $396.00, with a median of $72.00. The lowest price is at Samaritan Hospital (Troy) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 46.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $72.00, is 14% below the US median of $83.85.
• That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($24.08).
• New York ranks 16th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 30 of 108 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87389. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map