HIV viral load test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $59.74 to $4,435.00, with a median of $158.55. The lowest price is at Leconte Medical Center (Sevierville). The highest price is 74.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $158.55, is 43% below the US median of $276.38.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
- Tennessee ranks 6th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 84 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$59.74Leconte Medical Center
Median$158.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,435.00in Tennessee
Lowest saves$98.81vs 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, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC HIV-1 BY QT NAAT, PLSM - (ARUP) | $83.23 | $287.00 | Oct 1, 2026 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, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $100.50 | $335.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $100.50 | $335.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $100.50 | $335.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $100.50 | $335.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $100.50 | $335.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV 1 RNA QUANT BY PCR | $100.50 | $335.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $110.63 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Pbc Hiv Rna by Pcr | $126.29 | $437.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital 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 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | Mar 19, 2026 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 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant by Pcr | $131.12 | $596.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $138.30 | $705.63 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HIV1 RNA CSF | $139.60 | $698.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA RNA PCR(GRAPH)RFX/GENOPRI | $143.86 | $486.00 | Feb 28, 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 |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN RNA, Real Time PCR (Non-Graph) | $148.01 | $361.00 | Jan 1, 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 | Mar 23, 2026 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 |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN HIV-1 PCR | $156.89 | $331.00 | Jul 31, 2026 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 |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ | $166.89 | $296.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN RNA, Real Time PCR (Non-Graph) LC | $168.84 | $442.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin · Erin, TN HIV-1 RNA QUANT | $170.20 | $425.50 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HIV VIRAL LOAD | $173.65 | $755.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA RNA PCR(GRAPH)RFX/GENOPRI | $205.58 | $486.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN HIV 1 VIRAL LOAD PCR 40085 LAV 5ML FRZ | $220.19 | $489.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Pbc Hiv Rna by Pcr | $230.74 | $437.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN HIV REAL TIME PCR,NON-GRAPH | $239.02 | $351.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV-1 by Quantitative NAAT, ARUP | $271.80 | $453.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV RNA QUANT BY PCR | $295.05 | $983.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital one side Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RNA RT PCR NONGRAPH LC | $306.36 | $510.60 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $308.05 | $1,322.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN RNA, Real Time PCR (Non-Graph) | $321.85 | $785.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HIV VIRAL LOAD | $329.52 | $1,373.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN Q91691 HIV1 RNA QT | $345.82 | $1,526.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $359.00 | $1,101.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HIV PCR (VIRAL LOAD) | $380.80 | $476.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN Q40085 HIV1RNA RTPCR | $412.23 | $1,526.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1593620000 - Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj | $495.52 | $770.63 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV 1 RNA QN | $532.00 | $532.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $558.77 | $1,102.12 | Jul 10, 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 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $624.62 | $624.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $682.39 | $682.39 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY HIV-1, DNA, QUANT | $701.25 | $3,614.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN HIV GENOVIRAL LOAD | $809.00 | $809.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA HIV 1 DNA QN | $1,314.99 | $1,314.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $1,314.99 | $1,314.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HIV 1 DNA QN | $1,314.99 | $1,314.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $1,737.71 | $1,737.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $1,814.51 | $1,814.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $2,906.48 | $2,906.48 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV 1 RNA QN | $3,051.28 | $3,051.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HIV 1 RNA QN | $3,777.00 | $3,777.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, includes reverse transcription when performed | $4,435.00 | $4,435.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 20 | $83.23 | $445.50 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $131.12 | $144.84 |
| Knoxville, TN | 8 | $61.80 | $67.98 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 6 | $143.86 | $772.86 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $148.95 | $148.95 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $148.95 | $148.95 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $83.23 | $232.02 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $138.30 | $138.30 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $701.25 | $701.25 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $65.92 | $65.92 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $239.02 | $239.02 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $170.20 | $170.20 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $156.89 | $156.89 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $148.95 | $148.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $173.65 | $173.65 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $148.01 | $148.01 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $146.28 | $146.28 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| 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 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $809.00 | $809.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $168.84 | $168.84 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $295.05 | $295.05 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $146.28 | $146.28 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $220.19 | $220.19 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $59.74 | $59.74 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $83.23 | $83.23 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $64.68 | $64.68 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $139.60 | $139.60 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $321.85 | $321.85 |
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
What HIV viral load test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIV viral load test explained.
HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative) in other states
- Alabama$231.01
- Alaska$365.68
- Arizona$121.71
- Arkansas$168.64
- California$100.88
- Colorado$428.30
- Connecticut$348.00
- Delaware$643.37
- District of Columbia$692.57, 3 hospitals
- Florida$110.65
- Georgia$342.57
- Hawaii$621.20
- Idaho$379.00
- Illinois$340.00
- Indiana$354.00
- Iowa$272.70
- Kansas$286.30
- Kentucky$237.00
- Louisiana$176.85
- Maine$229.00
- Maryland$449.50
- Massachusetts$378.00
- Michigan$182.56
- Minnesota$114.91
- Mississippi$197.98
- Missouri$348.73
- Montana$367.57
- Nebraska$507.00
- Nevada$295.20
- New Hampshire$429.94
- New Jersey$97.87
- New Mexico$332.40
- New York$234.00
- North Carolina$232.64
- North Dakota$239.80
- Ohio$358.20
- Oklahoma$204.24
- Oregon$264.85
- Pennsylvania$495.60
- Puerto Rico$350.19
- Rhode Island$335.40
- South Carolina$440.29
- South Dakota$413.60
- Texas$303.45
- Utah$348.81
- Vermont$370.32
- Virginia$299.50
- Washington$385.86
- West Virginia$252.58
- Wisconsin$387.50
- Wyoming$243.56
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.