HIV viral load test cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $36.40 to $833.00, with a median of $121.71. The lowest price is at Tucson Medical Center (Tucson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 22.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $121.71, is 56% below the US median of $276.38.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- Arizona ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 52 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$36.40Tucson Medical Center + 1 more
Median$121.71half of hospitals charge less
Highest$833.00in Arizona
Lowest saves$85.31vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Qnt | $36.40 | $130.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital lowest Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Qnt | $36.40 | $130.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $41.73 | $256.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $41.98 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $42.75 | $256.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ RL-A-RFLX HIV QNT 3000867 | $43.94 | $170.20 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $46.59 | $256.00 | Sep 19, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $47.10 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $51.46 | $256.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $52.99 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ RL-A-RFL HIV1 QN NATT P3000867 | $55.00 | $295.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $56.58 | $256.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $57.09 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $59.90 | $256.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $62.46 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $64.77 | $256.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ RL-A-RFL HIV1 QN NATT P3000867 | $66.72 | $295.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $68.61 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $69.38 | $256.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $86.02 | $256.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CSH-HIV QUANT PCR | $89.59 | $323.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC HIV-1 AGENT DETECT,RNA,QUANT W/RFLX GENOTYPE S/O | $92.30 | $142.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $97.87 | $450.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Benson Hospital Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ RNAPCR (NONGRAPH) R | $120.00 | $250.00 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner Payson Medical Center Payson · Payson, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN | $121.09 | $256.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ *REF* HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative | $121.71 | $243.41 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ *REF* HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative | $121.71 | $243.41 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ RL-A-HIVQT GR 3000870 | $128.13 | $341.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Page Hospital Page · Flagstaff, AZ LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $143.36 | $256.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center one side Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ IA HIV1 QN RT PCR | $175.10 | $466.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ BSL HIV 1 NAT | $192.83 | $450.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $219.31 | $365.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville · Springerville, AZ HIV RNA PCR | $256.53 | $450.05 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $266.32 | $1,479.56 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ RL-A-HIV QNT 3000867 | $276.03 | $359.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $284.55 | $813.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $298.98 | $1,661.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $358.12 | $2,984.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox · Safford, AZ HIV RNA PCR | $358.20 | $597.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $398.64 | $1,661.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $398.64 | $1,661.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Bill HIV-1 RNA | $522.40 | $653.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $762.07 | $1,270.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $833.00 | $833.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 30 | $41.73 | $77.70 |
| Tucson, AZ | 8 | $36.40 | $163.11 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 4 | $219.31 | $321.34 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 2 | $121.71 | $132.54 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 2 | $121.71 | $198.87 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 2 | $120.00 | $321.20 |
| Payson, AZ | 1 | $121.09 | $121.09 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $256.53 | $256.53 |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $358.20 | $358.20 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $92.30 | $92.30 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What HIV viral load test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIV viral load test explained.
HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) in other states
- Alabama$231.01
- Alaska$365.68
- Arkansas$168.64
- California$100.88
- Colorado$428.30
- Connecticut$348.00
- Delaware$643.37
- District of Columbia$692.57, 3 hospitals
- Florida$110.65
- Georgia$342.57
- Hawaii$621.20
- Idaho$379.00
- Illinois$340.00
- Indiana$354.00
- Iowa$272.70
- Kansas$286.30
- Kentucky$237.00
- Louisiana$176.85
- Maine$229.00
- Maryland$449.50
- Massachusetts$378.00
- Michigan$182.56
- Minnesota$114.91
- Mississippi$197.98
- Missouri$348.73
- Montana$367.57
- Nebraska$507.00
- Nevada$295.20
- New Hampshire$429.94
- New Jersey$97.87
- New Mexico$332.40
- New York$234.00
- North Carolina$232.64
- North Dakota$239.80
- Ohio$358.20
- Oklahoma$204.24
- Oregon$264.85
- Pennsylvania$495.60
- Puerto Rico$350.19
- Rhode Island$335.40
- South Carolina$440.29
- South Dakota$413.60
- Tennessee$158.55
- Texas$303.45
- Utah$348.81
- Vermont$370.32
- Virginia$299.50
- Washington$385.86
- West Virginia$252.58
- Wisconsin$387.50
- Wyoming$243.56
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.