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Syphilis Screening Blood Test

South Carolina 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.47 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$3.47$3.31 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$20.42 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $5 to $141Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $50professional $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
$5.37
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$10.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $20.42 · 2nd 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.