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Specific Syphilis Antibody Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 7 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$23.44$15.49 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$19.95 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $79Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $87
$5$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $23

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
$16.98
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$25.12

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.