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Specific Syphilis Antibody Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$11.75$10.00 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$16.98 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $11 to $105Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $12

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
$10.96
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.94
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$12.02

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.