HIV viral load test cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 87 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $28.79 to $1,126.40, with a median of $182.56. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson (Carson City) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 39.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $182.56, is 34% below the US median of $276.38.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- Michigan ranks 9th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 23 of 87 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$28.79University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson + 3 more
Median$182.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,126.40in Michigan
Lowest saves$153.77vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Hiv-1 Genotypic Integrase Resistance, P | $28.79 | $115.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Hiv-1 Genotypic Integrase Resistance, P | $28.79 | $115.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Hiv-1 Genotypic Integrase Resistance, P | $28.79 | $115.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing lowest Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Hiv-1 Genotypic Integrase Resistance, P | $28.79 | $115.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Sturgis, MI HIV-RNA BY PCR | $32.50 | $50.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 QUANT | $41.25 | $55.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 QUANT | $41.25 | $55.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 QUANT | $41.25 | $55.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 QUANT | $41.25 | $55.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 QUANT | $41.25 | $55.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $49.50 | $82.50 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG HIV-1 QUANT RFLX HIV-1 GT DRUG RESIST 87536 | $66.50 | $95.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG HIV-1 QUANT RFLX HIV-1 GT DRUG RESIST 87536 | $66.50 | $95.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace · Saint Ignace, MI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $68.65 | $114.41 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SPEC IMMUNO 1 RNA PCR QT | $70.00 | $125.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SPEC IMMUNO 1 RNA PCR QT | $70.00 | $125.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center one side Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI HIV1 RNA Qt Rflx Geno DR, RT/Prot/Integ Inhibitors | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac one side Cadillac · Cadillac, MI HIV1 RNA Qt Rflx Geno DR, RT/Prot/Integ Inhibitors | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, PRENATAL, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling one side Grayling · Grayling, MI HIV1 RNA Qt Rflx Geno DR, RT/Prot/Integ Inhibitors | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, PRENATAL, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center one side Traverse City · Traverse City, MI HIV1 RNA Qt Rflx Geno DR, RT/Prot/Integ Inhibitors | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI HIV-1 RNA Detection and Quantification, Plasma | $74.44 | $87.57 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HIV 1 RNA QUANT | $85.00 | $85.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SP IMMUNO RNA PCR QT -SJH | $88.83 | $189.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REF-HIV-1 RNA BY PCR EXT RANGE | $105.28 | $188.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI REF-HIV-1 RNA BY PCR EXT RANGE | $105.28 | $188.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HIV 1 RNA W/ RFLX GENO PANEL | $107.20 | $134.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB HIV-1 RNA, ULTRAQUANT (RT-PCR), SO | $117.44 | $213.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB HIV-1 QN NAP | $117.44 | $572.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI HIV 1 RNA PCR QUANTITATIVE RL | $129.20 | $152.00 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $136.78 | $227.96 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| HealthSource Saginaw Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HIV VIRAL LOAD | $153.00 | $153.00 | Jan 6, 2026 source file |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach · Harbor Beach, MI HIV 1 RNA QUANT ULTRA (RT-PCR) | $174.00 | $232.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI SP IMMUNO RNA PCR QT | $182.56 | $326.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry · Newberry, MI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $193.73 | $307.50 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative | $215.50 | $431.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Confidential Lab | $220.00 | $550.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI HIV1 RNA PCR | $221.24 | $451.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 QUANTITATIVE PCR | $227.05 | $454.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $229.54 | $382.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV1QnRNA | $236.15 | $472.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $254.42 | $424.03 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative | $272.60 | $545.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI HIV1QnRNA | $275.25 | $550.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative | $275.25 | $550.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative | $275.25 | $550.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative | $275.25 | $550.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI HIV1QnRNA | $275.25 | $550.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative | $275.25 | $550.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI HIV-1 RNA, Quantitative | $276.60 | $553.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI HIV1QnRNA | $289.50 | $579.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Hchg Hiv-1 Rna Quant Ultra (Rt-Pcr) | $384.56 | $506.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI **HIV-ULTRA QUANTITATIVE | $406.00 | $406.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $434.00 | $434.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $434.00 | $434.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $446.00 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $446.00 | $446.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $446.00 | $446.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $446.00 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $446.00 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $446.00 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $446.00 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $446.00 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $489.00 | $489.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $489.00 | $489.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant | $525.85 | $809.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant | $525.85 | $809.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant | $525.85 | $809.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $564.00 | $564.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $564.00 | $564.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $564.00 | $564.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $564.00 | $564.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $564.00 | $564.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC HIV 1 QUANT RNA PCR | $564.00 | $564.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $564.00 | $564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Hiv 1 Quant Rna Pcr | $564.00 | $564.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI HIV-1 RNA | $1,126.40 | $1,408.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 29 | $41.25 | $117.44 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 11 | $28.79 | $446.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $28.79 | $28.79 |
| Saginaw, MI | 3 | $66.50 | $66.50 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $42.25 | $131.12 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $49.50 | $135.37 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $136.78 | $331.32 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $229.54 | $241.98 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $434.00 | $434.00 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $289.50 | $289.50 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $272.60 | $272.60 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $446.00 | $446.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $215.50 | $215.50 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $384.56 | $384.56 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $446.00 | $446.00 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $275.25 | $275.25 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Harbor Beach, MI | 1 | $174.00 | $174.00 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $129.20 | $129.20 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $525.85 | $525.85 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $525.85 | $525.85 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $406.00 | $406.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $446.00 | $446.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $276.60 | $276.60 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
| Newberry, MI | 1 | $193.73 | $193.73 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,126.40 | $1,126.40 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $275.25 | $275.25 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $446.00 | $446.00 |
| Saint Ignace, MI | 1 | $68.65 | $68.65 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
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
- 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
- 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.