Lab tests CPT 86592 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Russellville, AL — inpatient

In Russellville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result as an inpatient: from $4.16 to $113.00, with a median of $58.58. The lowest listed price is at Russellville Hospital — $54.42 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $27.53 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86592, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

Lowest$4.16Russellville Hospital
Median$58.58half pay less
Highest$113.00in this market
Difference27.2×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 Russellville, AL.

median
Lowest $4.16Highest $2,760.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 VDRL CSF QUAL $4.16 $16.00 $2.98–$9.60 74% Jul 31, 2026
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Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 RPR QUAL $45.37 $174.50 $2.98–$104.70 74% Jul 31, 2026
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-VDRL-CSF $113.00 $113.00 $22.04–$197.54 — —
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-VDRLM, VDRL CSF $143.00 $143.00 $27.89–$159.95 — —
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Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 ANCHOR/SCREW BN/BN,TIS/BN $2,760.00 $2,760.00 $4.23–$2,152.80 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $4.16, median $58.58, highest $113.00 — a 27.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $58.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.