Lab tests CPT 87536 Alaska Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Alaska

In Alaska, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $81.90 to $826.00, with a median of $216.45. The lowest price is at City of Seward (Seward). The highest price is 10.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87536. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$81.90City of Seward
Median$216.45half pay less
Highest$826.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$134.55vs the median

Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
City of Seward lowest Seward · Seward, AK HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $81.90 $105.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $94.38 $121.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION LAB $113.10 $145.00 Apr 1, 2026
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City of Valdez Valdez · Valdez, AK HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION # $120.90 $155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK HIV-1, Quant RNA LC $312.00 $1,040.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Alaska Specialty Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR $407.94 $523.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $419.25 $645.00 —
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification $826.00 $826.00 Aug 20, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Anchorage, AK 3 $94.38 $312.00
Anchorage, AK 1 $407.94 $407.94
Kodiak, AK 1 $113.10 $113.10
Ketchikan, AK 1 $419.25 $419.25
Seward, AK 1 $81.90 $81.90
Valdez, AK 1 $120.90 $120.90

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.

HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.