HIV viral load test cost in New York
In New York, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $38.01 to $1,026.00, with a median of $216.67. The lowest price is at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca (Ithaca). The highest price is 27.0× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$38.01Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
Median$216.67half pay less
Highest$1,026.00in New York
Lowest saves$178.66vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca lowest Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $38.01 | $190.05 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $56.32 | $256.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv Rna, Quantitative, Pcr | $68.46 | $342.30 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $85.10 | $213.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC HIV-1 ANTIGEN QUANT | $85.10 | $356.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $85.10 | $213.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC HIV-1 ANTIGEN QUANT | $85.10 | $356.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC HIV-1 ANTIGEN QUANT | $85.10 | $356.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $85.10 | $213.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - HIV 1 QUANT WITH REFLEX | $90.00 | $90.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $96.20 | $148.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $102.12 | $654.86 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $102.12 | $654.86 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $102.12 | $654.86 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $102.12 | $245.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - HIV 1 QUANT WITH REFLEX | $124.00 | $124.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $126.00 | — | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv-1 Rna, Ultrasensitive Quant | $129.54 | $647.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv-1 Rna, Ultrasensitive Quant | $129.54 | $647.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv-1 Rna, Ultrasensitive Quant | $129.54 | $647.72 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HIV 1 QNT, PLASMA | $164.00 | $164.00 | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $165.94 | $255.30 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $165.94 | $255.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $167.00 | — | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $179.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Quantrna Pcr | $180.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Quantrna Pcr | $180.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Quantrna Pcr | $180.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Quantrna Pcr | $180.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Quantrna Pcr | $180.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $195.73 | $301.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR | $210.60 | $351.00 | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $222.74 | $318.20 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $227.64 | $227.64 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv Rna, Quantitative, Pcr | $234.00 | $234.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv-1 Rna, Ultrasensitive Quant, Pcr | $234.00 | $234.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv Rna, Quantitative, Pcr | $234.00 | $234.00 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $262.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Hiv Quant, Rna(Pcr) | $263.32 | $263.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Virlgy Viral Quant-Pcr | $281.73 | $402.46 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HIV-1 RNA, Qual, TMA, serum | $286.00 | $286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $307.96 | $473.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $307.96 | $473.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $307.96 | $473.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $307.96 | $473.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RNA-1 QUANT | $315.00 | $350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative | $324.24 | $405.30 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY RNA VIRAL LOAD | $362.49 | $446.42 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quant Hiv-1 | $369.85 | $569.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $369.85 | $569.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $369.85 | $569.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC RNA NY 1 | $379.02 | $473.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $408.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $408.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $426.00 | $426.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $426.00 | $426.00 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative | $433.46 | $541.82 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $552.23 | $552.23 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $563.18 | $563.18 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - HIV 1 QUANT WITH REFLEX | $653.00 | $653.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $774.35 | $911.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION | $828.00 | $828.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Hiv Pcr, Quantitative | $1,026.00 | $1,026.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Hiv Pcr, Quantitative | $1,026.00 | $1,026.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $85.10 | $180.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $126.00 | $307.96 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $222.74 | $234.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $369.85 | $369.85 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $129.54 | $179.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $165.94 | $165.94 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $129.54 | $129.54 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $56.32 | $133.46 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $96.20 | $130.10 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $307.96 | $307.96 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $324.24 | $324.24 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $653.00 | $653.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $38.01 | $38.01 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $68.46 | $68.46 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $124.00 | $124.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $167.00 | $167.00 |
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
- Alabama$594.29
- Alaska$216.45
- Arizona$95.09
- Arkansas$202.25
- California$272.16
- Colorado$171.01
- Connecticut$311.96
- Delaware$643.37
- Florida$115.05
- Georgia$277.50
- Hawaii$232.20
- Idaho$379.00
- Illinois$275.40
- Indiana$389.25
- Iowa$244.53
- Kansas$406.90
- Kentucky$690.96
- Louisiana$188.80
- Maine$188.64
- Maryland$439.11
- Massachusetts$312.68
- Michigan$220.00
- Minnesota$94.86
- Mississippi$154.75
- Missouri$352.30
- Montana$216.40
- Nebraska$684.02
- Nevada$110.47
- New Hampshire$340.52
- New Jersey$97.87
- New Mexico$54.80
- North Carolina$273.00
- North Dakota$154.46
- Ohio$367.20
- Oklahoma$191.43
- Oregon$261.95
- Pennsylvania$474.60
- Rhode Island$375.00
- South Carolina$475.50
- South Dakota$413.60
- Tennessee$147.62
- Texas$271.49
- Utah$223.33
- Vermont$387.00
- Virginia$163.80
- Washington$402.83
- West Virginia$275.00
- Wisconsin$375.00
- Wyoming$181.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.