HIV viral load test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $59.74 to $701.25, with a median of $147.62. The lowest price is at Leconte Medical Center (Sevierville). The highest price is 11.7× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$59.74Leconte Medical Center
Median$147.62half pay less
Highest$701.25in Tennessee
Lowest saves$87.88vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leconte Medical Center lowest Sevierville · Sevierville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $59.74 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $61.80 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $61.80 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN HIV-1 QUANT BY PCR | $64.68 | $231.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $65.92 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $67.98 | $206.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $67.98 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $67.98 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $67.98 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC HIV-1 BY QT NAAT, PLSM - (ARUP) | $83.23 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC HIV-1 BY QT NAAT, PLSM - (ARUP) | $83.23 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC HIV-1 BY QT NAAT, PLSM - (ARUP) | $83.23 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Hiv Rna by Pcr | $126.29 | $437.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Louisville · Knoxville, TN INFECTIOUS AGT HIV-1 QUANT | $129.78 | $206.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv Rna, Quantitative, Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv Rna, Quantitative, Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv Rna, Quantitative, Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HIV1 RNA CSF | $139.60 | $698.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $146.28 | $636.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $146.28 | $636.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC HIV 1 DNA QUANT OR REV TRANS | $148.95 | $993.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC HIV-1 BY QT NAAT, PLSM - (ARUP) | $154.98 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HIV VIRAL LOAD | $158.55 | $755.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HIV VIRAL LOAD | $158.55 | $755.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HIV VIRAL LOAD | $158.55 | $755.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HIV VIRAL LOAD | $173.65 | $755.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Hiv Rna by Pcr | $230.74 | $437.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HIV VIRAL LOAD | $329.52 | $1,373.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $575.33 | $1,963.58 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $701.25 | $3,614.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $131.12 | $131.12 |
| Knoxville, TN | 6 | $61.80 | $67.98 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $148.95 | $148.95 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $83.23 | $225.02 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $148.95 | $148.95 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $230.74 | $230.74 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $701.25 | $701.25 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $65.92 | $65.92 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $148.95 | $148.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $173.65 | $173.65 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $146.28 | $146.28 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $61.80 | $61.80 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $126.29 | $126.29 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $575.33 | $575.33 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $146.28 | $146.28 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $59.74 | $59.74 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $83.23 | $83.23 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $64.68 | $64.68 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $83.23 | $83.23 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $139.60 | $139.60 |
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
- Pennsylvania$474.60
- Rhode Island$375.00
- South Carolina$475.50
- South Dakota$413.60
- 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.