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Syphilis Screening Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 6 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$3.72$3.39 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$6.46 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $4 to $79Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $31professional $4

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
$4.07
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.85
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$5.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.03

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $3.89 · 45th 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.