Lab tests CPT 86592 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 14 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result as an inpatient: from $33.39 to $83.74, with a median of $37.50. The lowest listed price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee and 2 other hospitals — $4.11 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $37.50 at 71 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 cities for code 86592, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$33.39Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee + 2 more
Median$37.50half pay less
Highest$83.74in this market
Difference2.5×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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

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Lowest $33.39Highest $83.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC SYPHILIS TEST NON-TREPONEMAL QUALITATIVE $33.39 $63.00 $4.48–$19.50 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC SYPHILIS TEST NON-TREPONEMAL QUALITATIVE $33.39 $63.00 $4.48–$19.50 47% —
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Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC SYPHILIS TEST NON-TREPONEMAL QUALITATIVE $33.39 $63.00 $4.48–$19.50 47% —
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC VDRL $35.75 $65.00 $45.50–$61.75 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC VDRL $35.75 $65.00 $45.50–$61.75 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 MISC LAB $37.50 $75.00 $45.00–$63.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC RPR $59.95 $109.00 $76.30–$103.55 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC RPR $59.95 $109.00 $76.30–$103.55 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Columbia St. Mary's Glendale, WI SYPHL TST QUAL VDRL RPR $83.74 $158.00 $4.14–$10.42 47% —
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Inpatient: lowest $33.39, median $37.50, highest $83.74 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $37.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 10 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 it is 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.