Lab tests CPT 87536 Pennsylvania Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 98 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $85.00 to $1,857.60, with a median of $495.60. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 21.9× the lowest.

  • The median here, $495.60, is 79% above the US median of $276.38.
  • That is 5.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 48th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 9 of 98 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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$85.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$495.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,857.60in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$410.60vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription $85.00 $932.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Iadna Hiv-1 Quant & Reverse Transcription $85.00 $664.81 Sep 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87536 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ Tech $132.11 $553.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $133.00 $266.00 Jul 9, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA HIV 1 RNA Qnt Rfx Genotype -QST $143.84 $553.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA INFEC AGENT NA;HIV-1;QUAN $153.48 $306.95 May 8, 2026
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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
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Ul Trasens $157.60 $394.00 Apr 1, 2026
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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
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Hiv-1 Rna Pcr Ul Trasens $157.60 $394.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87536 HIV VIRAL LOAD by Real Time PCR. Tech $160.31 $553.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA HIV-1 RNA,PCR $162.72 $452.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HIV-1, DNA, QUANT $172.26 $638.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HIV-1, DNA, QUANT $172.26 $638.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87536 HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ Tech $174.03 $553.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HIV VIRAL LOAD by Real Time PCR. $183.21 $553.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HIV-1, DNA, QUANT $198.48 $827.00 Dec 1, 2024
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA HIV RNA BY PCR $224.52 $320.75 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA HIV RNA BY PCR $224.52 $320.75 Mar 6, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1, VIRAL LOAD, QNT $238.80 $398.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1, VIRAL LOAD, QNT $238.80 $398.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1, VIRAL LOAD, QNT $238.80 $398.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $239.40 $399.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Hiv-1 Rna Quant 1st Gen Pcr $282.24 $504.00 Jan 1, 2026
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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
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA HIV-1 RNA Detect / Quant $316.44 $879.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HIV1 Viral Load, PCR $329.30 $548.83 Sep 21, 2026
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed $341.20 $853.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Quanitatative HIV1 Real Tm PCR $352.80 $504.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $354.40 $443.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $354.40 $443.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $354.40 $443.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $354.40 $443.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $354.40 $443.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $354.40 $443.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $354.40 $443.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA HIV QUANT W RFLX TO GENOTYPE $368.10 $818.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA HIV BY RNA $399.60 $1,332.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA HIV 1 RNA QN PC $402.90 $474.00 Feb 25, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-QUANT $406.80 $678.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative $430.80 $538.50 Mar 31, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA HIV RNA 2ND GEN $446.00 $446.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative $455.20 $569.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle one side Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC HIV-1 RNA,QUANT RT PCR $474.60 $791.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC RNA REV PROG $474.60 $791.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz one side Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC HIV-1 RNA,QUANT RT PCR $474.60 $791.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC RNA REV PROG $474.60 $791.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC RNA REV PROG $474.60 $791.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset one side Somerset · Somerset, PA HC HIV-1 RNA,QUANT RT PCR $474.60 $791.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Bedford one side Everett · Everett, PA QUANT HIV-1 RT-PCR $516.60 $861.00 —
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA HIV 1 RNA QUANT PCR 2ND G $524.30 $749.00 Sep 16, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC HIV-1 PCR QUANT $530.53 $689.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA HIV 1 RNA QN $538.80 $898.00 Mar 6, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HIV-1 PCR QUANT $559.18 $766.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC HIV-1 PCR QUANT $560.56 $728.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HIV-1 PCR QUANT $582.16 $766.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Hamot one side Erie · Erie, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR RFX IN GN $582.60 $971.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC HIV-1 PCR QUANT $589.68 $728.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA, QUANTITATIVE PCR $600.00 $1,000.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA BY PCR $600.00 $1,000.00 Feb 2, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NUCLEIC ACID REV TRANS QN HIV-1 $606.00 $1,010.00 Mar 7, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA HIV-QUANT $607.80 $1,013.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $627.10 $627.10 Jul 4, 2024
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville one side Greenville · Hermitage, PA HIV-1 RBA QN RT-PCR W/RFX GENO $642.60 $1,071.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Quest Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 $646.10 $994.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Hiv-1 Rna by Dna Quantitiative $648.37 $810.46 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR $739.20 $1,232.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Northwest one side Seneca · Oil City, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR RFX IN GN $754.20 $1,257.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Detection Test by Nucleic Acid for Hiv-1 Virus, Quantification $778.20 $972.75 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HIV-QUANT $818.40 $1,364.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Quantification Hiv-1 $826.80 $1,272.00 Mar 31, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hiv-1 Quantitative Naat,Plasma-Arup $862.35 $862.35 Dec 31, 2025
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-QUANT $864.60 $1,441.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Mercy one side Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR RFX IN GN $882.60 $1,471.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative-Quest $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR $1,015.20 $1,692.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Muncy one side Muncy · Williamsport, PA HIV-1 RNA QN RT-PCR RFX IN GN $1,066.20 $1,777.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport one side Williamsport · Williamsport, PA QUANT HIV-1 RT-PCR $1,066.20 $1,777.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-QUANT $1,144.80 $1,908.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,290.60 $1,434.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,290.60 $1,434.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,298.95 $1,565.00 Feb 26, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR $1,473.60 $2,456.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HIV-1 RNA/QUANT/REAL-TIME PCR $1,743.00 $2,905.00 Mar 6, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,857.60 $2,064.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $1,857.60 $2,064.00 Feb 26, 2026
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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.
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 22 $133.00 $585.92
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 13 $85.00 $288.60
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $1,298.95 $1,298.95
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $132.11 $183.21
York-Hanover, PA 4 $354.40 $414.50
Hermitage, PA 3 $560.56 $627.10
Lancaster, PA 3 $160.31 $354.40
Sayre, PA 3 $430.80 $455.20
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 3 $172.26 $172.26
Altoona, PA 2 $607.80 $803.90
Chambersburg, PA 2 $354.40 $354.40
DuBois, PA 2 $1,000.00 $1,000.00
Erie, PA 2 $153.48 $368.04
Oil City, PA 2 $239.40 $496.80
Pottsville, PA 2 $1,290.60 $1,290.60
Somerset, PA 2 $402.90 $438.75
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
Clarion, PA 1 $282.24 $282.24
Everett, PA 1 $516.60 $516.60
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $1,298.95 $1,298.95
Gettysburg, PA 1 $354.40 $354.40
Honesdale, PA 1 $524.30 $524.30
Huntingdon, PA 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00
Indiana, PA 1 $316.44 $316.44
Johnstown, PA 1 $341.20 $341.20
Lebanon, PA 1 $354.40 $354.40
Lewisburg, PA 1 $778.20 $778.20
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $162.72 $162.72
Reading, PA 1 $143.84 $143.84
St. Marys, PA 1 $1,000.00 $1,000.00
State College, PA 1 $368.10 $368.10
Waynesburg, PA 1 $224.52 $224.52
Wellsboro, PA 1 $1,015.20 $1,015.20
Warren, PA 1 $446.00 $446.00
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

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