HIV viral load test cost in Montana
In Montana, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $94.55 to $689.35, with a median of $367.57. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 7.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $367.57, is 33% above the US median of $276.38.
- That is 4.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- Montana ranks 37th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 18 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$94.55Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$367.57half of hospitals charge less
Highest$689.35in Montana
Lowest saves$273.02vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $94.55 | $94.55 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $138.60 | $154.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $139.00 | $139.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRP J | $185.72 | $218.49 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC HIV-1 RNA BY BRANCHED DNA | $196.00 | $245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $248.80 | $311.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $298.40 | $373.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $365.00 | $365.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $365.00 | $365.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $370.13 | $493.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $370.13 | $493.50 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT HIV 1 RNA PCR QNT 87536 | $382.67 | $618.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $430.20 | $478.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT HIV1 VIRAL RNA QUALITATIVE PCRso | $431.00 | $431.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT HIV-1 RNA | $431.11 | $538.89 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $471.20 | $496.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $519.65 | $547.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification | $689.35 | $811.00 | Sep 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $248.80 | $273.60 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $185.72 | $275.36 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $365.00 | $365.00 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $519.65 | $519.65 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $430.20 | $430.20 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $94.55 | $94.55 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $471.20 | $471.20 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $431.00 | $431.00 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $138.60 | $138.60 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $196.00 | $196.00 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $370.13 | $370.13 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $689.35 | $689.35 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $382.67 | $382.67 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $431.11 | $431.11 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $370.13 | $370.13 |
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
- Michigan$182.56
- Minnesota$114.91
- Mississippi$197.98
- Missouri$348.73
- 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.