Lab tests CPT 87536 West Virginia Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in West Virginia

In West Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $102.00 to $538.50, with a median of $275.00. The lowest price is at Reynolds Memorial Hospital (Glen Dale). The highest price is 5.3× 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$102.00Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Median$275.00half pay less
Highest$538.50in West Virginia
Lowest saves$173.00vs the median

Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Reynolds Memorial Hospital lowest Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $102.00 $204.00 —
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Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $131.00 $262.00 —
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St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $135.50 $271.00 —
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West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $146.00 $292.00 —
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Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $174.40 $218.00 —
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Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $181.50 $363.00 —
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Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $238.50 $477.00 —
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Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $238.50 $477.00 —
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Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $259.00 $518.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $275.00 $550.00 Jul 9, 2026
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United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $275.00 $550.00 Jul 10, 2026
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St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HIV RNA Quant Real Time PCR Graphical-LC $299.83 $299.83 —
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Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $338.50 $677.00 —
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Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $353.50 $707.00 —
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Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $401.00 $802.00 —
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Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HIV RNA Quant PCR $432.25 $432.25 —
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Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $498.50 $997.00 Jul 10, 2026
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Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Hiv-1 Rna Qnt By Real-Time Pcr $504.55 $840.92 Apr 1, 2026
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Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR HIV-1 VIRUS; QUANTIFICATION $537.00 $1,074.00 —
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Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $538.50 $1,077.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 2 $299.83 $366.04
Wheeling, WV-OH 2 $102.00 $180.50
Buckhannon, WV 1 $135.50 $135.50
Bluefield, WV-VA 1 $338.50 $338.50
Charleston, WV 1 $498.50 $498.50
Clarksburg, WV 1 $275.00 $275.00
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $181.50 $181.50
Gassaway, WV 1 $131.00 $131.00
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 1 $537.00 $537.00
Morgantown, WV 1 $146.00 $146.00
New Martinsville, WV 1 $353.50 $353.50
Petersburg, WV 1 $174.40 $174.40
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 1 $275.00 $275.00
Ripley, WV 1 $238.50 $238.50
Sistersville, WV 1 $504.55 $504.55
Summersville, WV 1 $238.50 $238.50
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1 $538.50 $538.50
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 1 $401.00 $401.00

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.