HIV viral load test cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $31.90 to $5,181.42, with a median of $428.30. The lowest price is at San Luis Valley Health (Alamosa) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 162.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $428.30, is 55% above the US median of $276.38.
- That is 5.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- Colorado ranks 44th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 19 of 44 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$31.90San Luis Valley Health + 1 more
Median$428.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,181.42in Colorado
Lowest saves$396.40vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Health lowest Alamosa · Alamosa, CO HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $31.90 | $58.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital lowest La Jara · Alamosa, CO HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $31.90 | $58.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $37.12 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO HIV 1 RNA, Quant Real Time PCR QST | $63.75 | $85.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $71.42 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HIVI QUANTITATION | $101.79 | $290.81 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $110.08 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $116.48 | $208.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $129.20 | $152.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO HIV 1 Quantitative by NAAT | $131.25 | $175.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC HIV1 RNA QT PCR S/O | $147.00 | $294.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC HIV 1 RNA BY PCR | $149.10 | $213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $162.50 | $325.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB DET IA HIV-1 QN NS | $171.01 | $256.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE RNA QNT | $188.26 | $470.66 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $190.92 | $293.72 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=CSHB HIV-1 RNA QUANTIFICATION | $230.75 | $355.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $268.95 | $448.25 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HIV 1 RNA QN | $329.93 | $329.93 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HIV 1 RNA QN | $329.93 | $329.93 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HIV 1 RNA QN | $329.93 | $329.93 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $424.80 | $531.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $431.80 | $508.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO RNA, Real Time PCR (Non-Graph) LC | $532.64 | $665.80 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO HIV RNA, Quantitative PCR MFL | $572.13 | $762.84 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $693.00 | $693.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC HIV 1 DNA QUAN (VIRAL LOAD) | $733.49 | $916.86 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC HIV 1 DNA QUAN (VIRAL LOAD) | $733.49 | $916.86 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC HIV 1 DNA QUAN (VIRAL LOAD) | $733.49 | $916.86 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $823.28 | $823.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $1,168.00 | $1,168.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $1,168.00 | $1,168.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC HIV 1 PCR QUANTITATIVE | $1,379.76 | $1,379.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HIV 1 PCR QUANTITATIVE | $1,379.76 | $1,379.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HIV 1 BY QUANTITATIVE NAAT, PLASMA (ARUP) | $1,379.76 | $1,379.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HIV 1 RNA QUANT PCR - QDID | $1,379.76 | $1,379.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV-1 RNA, ULTRASENSITIVE QUANT, PCR | $1,379.76 | $1,379.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HIV 1 DNA QN | $2,173.75 | $2,173.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HIV 1 RNA QN | $3,465.49 | $3,465.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HIV 1 RNA QN | $3,465.49 | $3,465.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $4,300.81 | $4,300.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HIV 1 RNA QN | $4,300.81 | $4,300.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $5,181.42 | $5,181.42 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $5,181.42 | $5,181.42 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 19 | $101.79 | $1,379.76 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $31.90 | $31.90 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $147.00 | $763.38 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $188.26 | $228.60 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $116.48 | $132.79 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $162.50 | $427.75 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $131.25 | $131.25 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $733.49 | $733.49 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $37.12 | $37.12 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $171.01 | $171.01 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $733.49 | $733.49 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $431.80 | $431.80 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $71.42 | $71.42 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $424.80 | $424.80 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $733.49 | $733.49 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $532.64 | $532.64 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $190.92 | $190.92 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $129.20 | $129.20 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $110.08 | $110.08 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $572.13 | $572.13 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
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
- Arizona$121.71
- Arkansas$168.64
- California$100.88
- 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.