Lab tests CPT 87536 South Carolina Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $102.70 to $1,781.00, with a median of $475.50. The lowest price is at Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital (Charleston) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 17.3× 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$102.70Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital + 3 more
Median$475.50half pay less
Highest$1,781.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$372.80vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So1 Hiv-1 Quantification $102.70 $158.00 —
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Roper Hospital lowest Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So1 Hiv-1 Quantification $102.70 $158.00 —
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So1 Hiv-1 Quantification $102.70 $158.00 —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So1 Hiv-1 Quantification $102.70 $158.00 —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC So Hiv-1, Quantification $340.80 $568.00 —
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Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC HIV-1 RNA BY PCR $411.60 $686.00 —
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Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HIV-1 QUANT/2 $442.50 $590.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HIV-1 QUANT/2 $442.50 $590.00 Sep 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $471.50 $943.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $479.50 $959.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $538.00 $1,076.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $586.50 $1,173.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $586.50 $1,173.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $628.50 $1,257.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $646.00 $1,292.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $646.00 $1,292.00 —
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $1,049.00 $2,098.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB HIV1 QN RNA $1,781.00 $3,562.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 5 $102.70 $102.70
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4 $442.50 $535.50
Columbia, SC 3 $538.00 $586.50
Cades, SC 1 $471.50 $471.50
Florence, SC 1 $1,781.00 $1,781.00
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 1 $340.80 $340.80
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $411.60 $411.60
Mullins, SC 1 $479.50 $479.50
Orangeburg, SC 1 $646.00 $646.00

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.