Syphilis test (RPR) cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result: from $3.52 to $28.92, with a median of $5.76. The lowest listed price is at West Jefferson Medical Center — $2.24 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $13.64 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $5.76, is 82% below the US median of $32.50.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.27).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Arup Vdrl CSF Sendout File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $3.52 | $22.00 | $10.43–$9.61 | 84% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Syphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody Qual File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $3.78 | $14.00 | $13.02–$9.80 | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC VDRL SEURM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4.86 | $18.00 | $3.83–$16.01 | 73% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Syphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody; Qualitativ File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $5.40 | $20.00 | $12.76–$9.78 | 73% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Syphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody; Qualitativ+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.82 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup Vdrl CSF Sendout+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.82 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Syphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody Qual+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $5.74 | $41.00 | $10.25–$9.82 | 86% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC RPR, DONOR EVAL (BLOOD CENTER) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.76 | $18.00 | $1.79–$14.91 | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC VDRL SEURM+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.16 | $28.00 | $3.83–$25.20 | 78% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC RAPID PLASMA REAGIN - RL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.56 | $28.00 | $3.83–$23.80 | 73% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC RAPID PLASMA REAGIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.68 | $24.00 | $1.79–$18.00 | 68% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC VDRL (CSF ONLY) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8.10 | $30.00 | $3.83–$25.50 | 73% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Vdrl CSF+8 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $10.12 | $46.00 | $11.02–$9.61 | 78% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Omega-Rpr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $11.06 | $79.00 | $13.49–$9.82 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Omega-Rpr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $11.06 | $79.00 | $13.49–$9.82 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Omega-Rpr File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $11.06 | $79.00 | $13.49–$9.82 | 86% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 *HC RPR OB File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $12.88 | $46.00 | $3.84–$39.51 | 72% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC RPR, DONOR EVAL (BLOOD CENTER) File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $15.12 | $54.00 | $3.84–$46.39 | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 *HC RPR OB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.47 | $61.00 | $3.83–$51.85 | 73% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Labcorp Rpr+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $17.12 | $107.00 | $107.00–$9.61 | 84% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC RAPID PLASMA REAGIN - RL File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $18.48 | $66.00 | $3.84–$56.69 | 72% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC VDRL (CSF ONLY)+1 more line at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $18.76 | $67.00 | $3.84–$57.55 | 72% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Syphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody; Qualitativ+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $19.52 | $122.00 | $109.80–$93.33 | 84% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Syphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody; Qualitativ+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $20.02 | $143.00 | $101.53–$72.79 | 86% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC RAPID PLASMA REAGIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.52 | $76.00 | $3.83–$64.60 | 73% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC RAPID PLASMA REAGIN - RL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.12 | $66.00 | $1.79–$49.50 | 68% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Syphilis Test Non-Trep Qual Rpr+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $21.56 | $154.00 | $109.34–$78.39 | 86% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC VDRL (CSF ONLY) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.92 | $81.00 | $1.79–$60.75 | 68% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Labcorp Vdrl CSF+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $28.89 | $107.00 | $107.00–$99.51 | 73% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 RAPID PLASMA REAGIN File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $28.92 | $82.00 | $4.18–$37.56 | 65% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Rpr+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $40.04 | $286.00 | $13.49–$9.82 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Vdrl CSF+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $40.04 | $286.00 | $13.49–$9.82 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Syphilis Confirmatory Profile+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $40.04 | $286.00 | $13.49–$9.82 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Syphilis Confirmatory Profile+1 more line at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $45.76 | $286.00 | $135.56–$9.61 | 84% |
Outpatient: lowest $3.52, median $5.76, highest $28.92 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $9.03. 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 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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 syphilis test (RPR) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Syphilis test (RPR) explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86592 ($25.66). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LASyphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody Qual | $2.10 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LASyphilis Test Non-Treponemal Antibody Qual | $2.40 | file |