Lab tests CPT 86592 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Helena, MT — inpatient

In Helena, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result as an inpatient: from $53.86 to $53.86, with a median of $53.86. Across Montana, the median is $52.43 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86592, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$53.86St. Peter's Health
Median$53.86half pay less
Highest$53.86in 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 Helena, MT.

median
Lowest $53.86Highest $74.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Peter's Health lowest Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC SYPHILLIS NON-TREPONEMAL $53.86 $63.37 $60.20 15% —
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St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC RPR REFLEX TO TITER, FTA & TPPA $54.70 $64.35 $61.13 15% —
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St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC VDRL SPINAL FLUID QUAL $74.67 $87.85 $83.46 15% —
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Inpatient: lowest $53.86, median $53.86, highest $53.86.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $52.43 — 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.