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Syphilis Screening Blood Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86592

This blood test screens for antibodies that the body produces in response to a syphilis infection, giving a simple positive or negative result. It is a common initial screening test and, if positive, is usually followed by a more specific confirmatory test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Syphilis Screening Blood Test cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.24$3.24 to $3.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$9.77 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $3 to $51Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $26professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$7.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in West Virginia than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $8.71 · 7th of 51
WV $40.74NM $3.80

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.