Lab tests CPT 86592 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Ann Arbor, MI — inpatient

In Ann Arbor, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result as an inpatient: from $4.00 to $4.00, with a median of $4.00. Across Michigan, the median is $16.24 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86592, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$4.00University of Michigan Health
Median$4.00half pay less
Highest$4.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Ann Arbor, MI.

median
Lowest $4.00Highest $134.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Michigan Health lowest Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Lab-Vdrl Qual CSF $4.00 $10.00 $4.30–$10.63 60% —
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University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Lab-Rpr Qual Serum $27.20 $68.00 $29.24–$72.28 60% —
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University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Lab-Syphilis Test $68.00 $170.00 $73.10–$180.69 60% —
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University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Lab-Syphilis Test Ext $134.40 $336.00 $144.48–$357.13 60% —
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Inpatient: lowest $4.00, median $4.00, highest $4.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This blood test, usually called RPR or VDRL, looks for antibodies the body makes in response to syphilis infection. It is used for screening, including during pregnancy, and gives a reactive or non-reactive result.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the screening test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and a reactive result leads to a titer (86593) and a confirmation test (86780) with their own charges.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86592 ($33.44). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MIPc-Syphilis Test Non Treponemal Antibody Qual $2.00 file