Lab tests CPT 87536 Vermont Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Vermont

In Vermont, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $106.50 to $584.80, with a median of $387.00. The lowest price is at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (St. Johnsbury). The highest price is 5.5× 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$106.50Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Median$387.00half pay less
Highest$584.80in Vermont
Lowest saves$280.50vs the median

Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT UVM HIV 1 RNA QUANTITATION $106.50 $142.00 —
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT HIV-1 RNA Quant Reflex to Resist, P MAYO $184.24 $263.20 Dec 29, 2025
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Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - HIV 1 RNA QUANT $370.32 $370.32 Apr 28, 2026
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University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION $387.00 $387.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT HC - HIV 1 RNA QUANT $395.00 $395.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT LABS-HIV1 RNA QUANT BY PCR $556.15 $794.50 —
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North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT HIV-1 RNA , P MAYO $584.80 $731.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Barre, VT 1 $370.32 $370.32
Bennington, VT 1 $556.15 $556.15
Brattleboro, VT 1 $184.24 $184.24
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $387.00 $387.00
Middlebury, VT 1 $395.00 $395.00
Newport, VT 1 $584.80 $584.80
St. Johnsbury, VT 1 $106.50 $106.50

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.