Lab tests CPT 87536 Wisconsin Outpatient

HIV viral load test cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 93 hospitals publish a cash price for HIV viral load test (HIV-1 RNA, quantitative): from $75.38 to $1,481.05, with a median of $387.50. The lowest price is at Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior (Superior). The highest price is 19.6× the lowest.

  • The median here, $387.50, is 40% above the US median of $276.38.
  • That is 4.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($85.10).
  • Wisconsin ranks 42nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 4 of 93 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$75.38Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior
Median$387.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,481.05in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$312.12vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior lowest Superior · Duluth, MN-WI HIV-1 DNA QUANT $75.38 $102.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Hiv-1 Rna Quant $103.76 $199.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls, WI HCHG GENERAL LAB 8753600 $105.37 $191.58 Apr 10, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE PCR QUEST $114.91 $205.20 Jun 15, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hiv-1 Rna Quant $123.60 $274.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification $188.31 $327.50 Oct 28, 2026
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology $197.78 $376.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $200.64 $352.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $200.64 $352.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI HIV 1 RNA PCR Quantitative $237.60 $792.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC HIV 1 RNA QUANT NAAT $242.28 $440.50 Mar 23, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV RNA DETECTION AND QUANT, $246.32 $532.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANT $262.60 $262.60 Apr 16, 2026
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Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV RNA DETECTION AND QUANT, PLASMA $274.00 $274.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Glendale · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI RETROVIRUS QUANT $274.54 $518.00 Jan 1, 2026
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $287.76 $436.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $287.76 $436.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $287.76 $436.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HIV-1 QUANT&REVRSE TRNSCRPJ $287.76 $436.00 Mar 24, 2026
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AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC HIV 1 PCR QUANTITATIVE $291.27 $291.27 Apr 1, 2026
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $295.83 $519.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $297.33 $561.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $297.33 $561.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $297.33 $561.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $297.33 $561.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $297.33 $561.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification $301.93 $464.50 Sep 18, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HIV-1 RNA, QUANT, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HIV-1 QUANT/REFLEX TO GENOTYPE, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HIV-1 QUANT/REFLEX TO GENOTYPE, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 7, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HIV-1 QUANT/REFLEX TO GENOTYPE, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HIV-1 RNA, QUANT, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HIV-1 RNA, QUANT, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HIV-1 RNA, QUANT, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HIV-1 RNA, QUANT, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HIV-1 QUANT/REFLEX TO GENOTYPE, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HIV-1 RNA, QUANT, BLOOD $346.86 $619.40 Aug 8, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HIV-1 RNA QUANTITATIVE $387.50 $775.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV RNA DETECTION AND QUANT, $416.12 $808.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV VIRAL LOAD $440.00 $694.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification $461.44 $838.99 Jun 11, 2026
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Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV RNA DETECTION AND QUANT, $470.24 $894.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; HIV VIRAL LOAD $486.16 $957.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Hiv-1, Dna, Quant $525.85 $809.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI LCHG HIV-1 RNA PCR QUANT $567.00 $756.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $619.04 $1,168.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC HIV-1 QUANTIFICATION&REVERSE TRANSCRIPT $619.04 $1,168.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC HIV-1, NA QUAN $627.45 $784.31 Jan 28, 2026
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Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification $720.00 $720.00 Oct 22, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $748.60 $788.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION $773.30 $1,031.06 Mar 1, 2026
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Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Lab - Detection Test for Hiv-1 $855.83 $1,141.11 Jul 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $858.80 $904.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI CHG IADNA HIV-1 QUANT & REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION $866.09 $1,154.79 Mar 1, 2026
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Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI HIV-1 VIRAL LOAD $927.90 $1,031.00 Jan 8, 2026
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI LCHG HIV-1 RNA PCR QUANT $980.39 $1,343.00 Jul 19, 2026
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Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Detection test by nucleic acid for HIV-1 virus, quantification $1,352.00 $1,690.00 Oct 2, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI HIV-1 QUANT-TECH $1,481.05 $1,559.00 Feb 20, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 16 $242.28 $387.50
Green Bay, WI 5 $246.32 $287.76
Appleton, WI 4 $200.64 $321.34
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 4 $200.64 $346.86
Janesville-Beloit, WI 3 $237.60 $866.09
Madison, WI 3 $461.44 $525.85
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3 $114.91 $123.60
Platteville, WI 3 $301.93 $416.12
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 3 $525.85 $525.85
Eau Claire, WI 2 $525.85 $692.32
Fond du Lac, WI 2 $346.86 $367.18
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 2 $274.00 $372.12
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 2 $387.50 $387.50
Rice Lake, WI 2 $262.60 $560.70
Sheboygan, WI 2 $287.76 $337.63
Wausau, WI 2 $525.85 $692.32
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 2 $387.50 $580.40
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 2 $525.85 $637.22
Antigo, WI 1 $525.85 $525.85
Berlin, WI 1 $346.86 $346.86
Black River Falls, WI 1 $927.90 $927.90
Brookfield, WI 1 $297.33 $297.33
Beaver Dam, WI 1 $1,481.05 $1,481.05
Durand, WI 1 $291.27 $291.27
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $75.38 $75.38
Eagle River, WI 1 $525.85 $525.85
East Amery, WI 1 $103.76 $103.76
Friendship, WI 1 $486.16 $486.16
Grantsburg, WI 1 $1,352.00 $1,352.00
Kenosha, WI 1 $855.83 $855.83
Ladysmith, WI 1 $858.80 $858.80
Medford, WI 1 $525.85 $525.85
Merrill, WI 1 $525.85 $525.85
Minocqua, WI 1 $858.80 $858.80
Manitowoc, WI 1 $387.50 $387.50
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $387.50 $387.50
Neillsville, WI 1 $858.80 $858.80
New London, WI 1 $346.86 $346.86
Park Falls, WI 1 $858.80 $858.80
Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 $720.00 $720.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $525.85 $525.85
Saint Croix Falls, WI 1 $105.37 $105.37
Shawano, WI 1 $346.86 $346.86
Sparta, WI 1 $188.31 $188.31
Tomahawk, WI 1 $525.85 $525.85
Waupaca, WI 1 $346.86 $346.86
Whitehall, WI 1 $440.00 $440.00
Wild Rose, WI 1 $346.86 $346.86
Woodruff, WI 1 $525.85 $525.85
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

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