Lab tests CPT 87536 Texas Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Texas

In Texas, 92 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $79.20 to $1,202.04, with a median of $271.49. The lowest price is at El Paso Children's Hospital (El Paso). The highest price is 15.2× 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 24, 2026.

Lowest$79.20El Paso Children's Hospital

Median$271.49half pay less

Highest$1,202.04in Texas

Lowest saves$192.29vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso · El Paso, TX HIV-1 RNA PCR	$79.20	$396.00	— source file
Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX RL HIV ULTRASENSITIVE	$83.40	$771.63	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HIV-1 NUCLEIC ACID; QUANTITATIVE NAAT,CSF (LAB MISC) ARUP3000872	$85.10	$244.00	— source file
Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HIV-1 RNA (VIRAL LOAD)	$85.10	$626.00	— source file
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The Methodist Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC HIV QNT PCR	$88.00	$176.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso · El Paso, TX NUCLEIC ACID REV TRANS QN HIV-	$90.09	$450.45	— source file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX NUCLEIC ACID REV TRANS QN HIV-	$90.09	$450.45	— source file
Ascension Seton Smithville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HIV RNA PCR ULTRA	$91.62	$254.50	— source file
University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV RNA, QUANTITA	$97.75	$391.00	Oct 14, 2025 source file
Ascension Seton Burnet · Burnet, TX HIV-1 RNA PCR QUANTATATIVE	$111.60	$310.00	— source file
Ascension Seton Kyle · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HIV-1 RNA PCR QUANTATATIVE	$115.56	$321.00	— source file
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION	$120.75	$161.00	Mar 10, 2026 source file
Ascension Providence Waco · Waco, TX HIV-1 RNA BY PCR	$159.84	$444.00	— source file
Ascension Seton Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HIV RNA PCR ULTRA	$178.15	$254.50	— source file
AMH Cath Labs Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville · Stephenville, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV1 NAAT QN REF1	$199.20	$332.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC 87536 HIV-1, DNA, QUANT	$207.90	$630.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Hiv-1, Dna, Quant	$236.21	$1,181.05	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Ascension Seton Luling · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HIV-1 NAAT QUANT, PLASMA	$236.25	$656.25	— source file
Texas Children's Hospital one side Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC HIV-1 RT-QPCR	$271.35	$405.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital - Austin one side Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC HIV-1 RT-QPCR	$271.35	$405.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Hiv-1, Dna, Quant	$271.63	$1,358.15	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Physicians Medical Center Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV 1 RNA QT BY PCR REF1	$295.20	$492.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV Viral Load	$298.20	$497.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$327.28	$545.46	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$426.38	$710.63	Jun 3, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$426.38	$710.63	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$426.38	$710.63	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$426.38	$710.63	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$426.38	$710.63	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$426.38	$710.63	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$426.38	$710.63	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INF AGT DETCT,DNA/RNA - HIV-1,QU	$448.31	$747.18	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ - HIV-1 RNA, ULTRASENSITIVE QUANT, PCR	$488.17	$488.17	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Frisco Medical Center Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HIV RNA VIRAL LOAD BY QTR-PCR	$500.21	$833.68	Jan 31, 2025 source file
CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 87536 HIV-1, DNA, QUANT	$628.32	$1,904.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 87536 HIV-1, DNA, QUANT	$628.32	$1,904.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 87536 HIV-1, DNA, QUANT	$628.32	$1,904.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 87536 HIV-1, DNA, QUANT	$628.32	$1,904.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 87536 HIV-1, DNA, QUANT	$628.32	$1,904.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HIV 1 RNA QNT PCR	$849.59	$2,359.96	— source file
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC HIV 1 BY QUANTITATIVE NAAT, PLASMA (ARUP)	$865.80	$865.80	Apr 1, 2026 source file
University Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX Hc Hiv-1 Quant&Revrse Trnscrpj - Hiv 1 Rna Quant By Pcr	$916.00	$916.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen · Killeen-Temple, TX HC HIV 1 RNA QUANT PCR - QDID	$1,054.41	$1,054.41	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas · Killeen-Temple, TX HC HIV 1 RNA QUANT PCR - QDID	$1,054.41	$1,054.41	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC HIV ULTRA SENSITIVE PCR	$1,202.04	$2,862.00	Apr 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39	$120.75	$295.20
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	13	$91.62	$426.38
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	13	$83.40	$88.00
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	5	$628.32	$628.32
Killeen-Temple, TX	5	$327.28	$327.28
El Paso, TX	3	$79.20	$90.09
Lubbock, TX	2	$916.00	$1,059.02
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2	$97.75	$152.82
Waco, TX	2	$159.84	$243.56
Burnet, TX	1	$111.60	$111.60
Brenham, TX	1	$327.28	$327.28
College Station-Bryan, TX	1	$327.28	$327.28
Corpus Christi, TX	1	$236.21	$236.21
Marble Falls, TX	1	$327.28	$327.28
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1	$271.63	$271.63
Stephenville, TX	1	$199.20	$199.20
Temple, TX	1	$327.28	$327.28

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.