Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Merced, CA
In Merced, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result: from $8.07 to $8.07, with a median of $8.07. Across California, the median is $14.71 at 159 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86592, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Merced, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-Q-SYPHILIS VDRL RPR QL | $8.07 | $15.66 | $4.27–$15.66 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 H-RPR 8140 | $11.85 | $23.00 | $4.27–$23.00 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 BM-SYPHIL VDRL/RPR QL | $59.74 | $116.00 | $4.27–$109.04 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 SYPHIL VDRL/RPR QL | $61.29 | $119.00 | $4.27–$111.86 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.07, median $8.07, highest $8.07.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.07. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86592 ($36.60). 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.
| Dignity Health Merced, CARL-A-RPR FTA 50011 | $2.32 | file |
| Dignity Health Merced, CARL-A-VDRL CSF 50206 | $3.09 | file |
| Dignity Health Merced, CARL-A-VDRL SERU 93093 | $3.65 | file |