Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result: from $4.00 to $43.20, with a median of $37.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $33.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $37.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 86592, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Syphilis Test Non Treponemal Antibody Qual | $4.00 | $87.00 | $3.48–$82.65 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC VDRL CSF | $16.69 | $16.69 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC RPR | $16.69 | $16.69 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC VDRL CSF | $20.63 | $20.63 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC RPR | $20.63 | $20.63 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC RPR | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC VDRL CSF | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC RPR | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC VDRL CSF | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC RPR | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC VDRL CSF | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC RPR | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC VDRL CSF | $37.00 | $37.00 | — | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Syphilis test, non-treponemal antibody; qualitative (eg, VDRL, RPR, ART) | $43.20 | $72.00 | $18.48 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $37.00, highest $43.20 — a 10.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $37.00. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.