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Specific Syphilis Antibody Blood Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86780

This blood test looks for antibodies that specifically target the bacteria that causes syphilis, offering a more targeted result than a general screening test. It is often used to confirm a positive result from an initial, less specific syphilis screening test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specific Syphilis Antibody Blood Test cost?

$25.70

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$10.00$10.00 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$30.20 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $10 to $182Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47
$10$20$50$100facility $81professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$22.39

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in South Carolina than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 6th of 51

$25.70

SC $63.10AL $12.02

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.