HIV viral load test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $85.00 to $1,743.00, with a median of $474.60. The lowest price is at AHN Wexford Hospital (Wexford). The highest price is 20.5× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$85.00AHN Wexford Hospital
Median$474.60half pay less
Highest$1,743.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$389.60vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION | $66.56 | $256.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $85.00 | $932.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription | $85.00 | $664.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87536 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ Tech | $94.89 | $553.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87536 HIV VIRAL LOAD by Real Time PCR. Tech | $132.11 | $553.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $133.00 | $266.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network one side Reading · Reading, PA HIV 1 RNA Qnt RT PCR -Quest | $143.84 | $553.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Ul Trasens | $157.60 | $394.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Ul Trasens | $157.60 | $394.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Ul Trasens | $157.60 | $394.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Ul Trasens | $157.60 | $394.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Ul Trasens | $157.60 | $394.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87536 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ Tech | $160.31 | $553.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA HIV-1 RNA,PCR | $162.72 | $452.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87536 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ Tech | $174.03 | $553.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center one side Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HIV-1 VIR LOAD TAQ RT PC (SQ) | $183.21 | $553.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA HIV RNA BY PCR | $224.52 | $320.75 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA HIV RNA BY PCR | $224.52 | $320.75 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quant Hiv-1 | $288.60 | $444.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification | $354.40 | $443.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification | $354.40 | $443.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification | $354.40 | $443.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification | $354.40 | $443.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification | $354.40 | $443.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification | $354.40 | $443.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson one side New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR RFX IN GN | $406.80 | $678.00 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative | $430.80 | $538.50 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative | $455.20 | $569.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC RNA REV PROG | $474.60 | $791.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC RNA REV PROG | $474.60 | $791.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC RNA REV PROG | $474.60 | $791.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial one side York · York-Hanover, PA HC HIV-1 RNA,QUANT RT PCR | $474.60 | $791.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals one side Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC HIV-1 RNA,QUANT RT PCR | $474.60 | $791.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset one side Somerset · Somerset, PA HC HIV-1 RNA,QUANT RT PCR | $474.60 | $791.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford one side Everett · Everett, PA QUANT HIV-1 RT-PCR | $516.60 | $861.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA HIV 1 RNA QN | $538.80 | $898.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot one side Erie · Erie, PA HIV-1 RBA QN RT-PCR W/RFX GENO | $582.60 | $971.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA, QUANTITATIVE PCR | $600.00 | $1,000.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA BY PCR | $600.00 | $1,000.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NUCLEIC ACID REV TRANS QN HIV-1 | $606.00 | $1,010.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona one side Altoona · Altoona, PA HIV-1 RBA QN RT-PCR W/RFX GENO | $607.80 | $1,013.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville one side Greenville · Hermitage, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR CSF | $642.60 | $1,071.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $646.10 | $994.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative | $648.37 | $810.46 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian one side Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR CSF | $739.20 | $1,232.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest one side Seneca · Oil City, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR CSF | $754.20 | $1,257.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification | $778.20 | $972.75 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HIV-QUANT | $818.40 | $1,364.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 | $826.80 | $1,272.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hiv-1 Quantitative Naat,Plasma-Arup | $862.35 | $862.35 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR | $864.60 | $1,441.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-QUANT | $882.60 | $1,471.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR | $1,015.20 | $1,692.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy one side Muncy · Williamsport, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR RFX IN GN | $1,066.20 | $1,777.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport one side Williamsport · Williamsport, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR RFX IN GN | $1,066.20 | $1,777.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport one side McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RBA QN RT-PCR W/RFX GENO | $1,144.80 | $1,908.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret one side Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RBA QN RT-PCR W/RFX GENO | $1,473.60 | $2,456.00 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR | $1,743.00 | $2,905.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $66.56 | $672.60 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $85.00 | $157.60 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 6 | $94.89 | $178.62 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $160.31 | $354.40 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $430.80 | $455.20 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $354.40 | $474.60 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $607.80 | $803.90 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $354.40 | $354.40 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $1,066.20 | $1,066.20 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $538.80 | $538.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $516.60 | $516.60 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $582.60 | $582.60 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $354.40 | $354.40 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $642.60 | $642.60 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $354.40 | $354.40 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $778.20 | $778.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $754.20 | $754.20 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $162.72 | $162.72 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $143.84 | $143.84 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $474.60 | $474.60 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $224.52 | $224.52 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $1,015.20 | $1,015.20 |
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
- New York$216.67
- North Carolina$273.00
- North Dakota$154.46
- Ohio$367.20
- Oklahoma$191.43
- Oregon$261.95
- 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.