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Specific Syphilis Antibody Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$12.02$10.47 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$23.44 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $12 to $93Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$10$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $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
$12.59
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$19.95

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.