Syphilis test (RPR) cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result: from $3.75 to $70.20, with a median of $5.68. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $1.93 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $46.29 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 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 Apr 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Pph Vdrl Csf (Q4128) | $3.75 | $5.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 SYPHILIS TEST QUAL RPR | $4.00 | $87.78 | $2.28–$87.78 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 SYPHILLIS TEST QUAL CSF LC6445 | $4.00 | $21.35 | $2.28–$87.78 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CSF VDRL LC | $4.00 | $7.60 | $2.28–$87.78 | 47% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 RPR LC006072 | $4.00 | $21.35 | $2.28–$87.78 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu-Hc Vdrlcsf-A | $5.12 | $6.82 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC SYPHILIS TEST NON TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY QUAL - VDRL CSF | $5.68 | $7.58 | $1.14–$7.44 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC SYPHILIS TEST NON TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY QUAL - VDRL CSF | $5.68 | $7.58 | $1.00–$6.82 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC SYPHILIS TEST NON TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY QUAL - VDRL CSF | $5.68 | $7.58 | $1.00–$6.06 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC SYPHILIS TEST NON TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY QUAL - VDRL CSF | $5.68 | $7.58 | $1.15–$725.00 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Syphilis Detection Test | $7.15 | $13.00 | $1.56–$17.55 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Syphilis detection test | $8.25 | $15.00 | $1.80–$20.25 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Rpr Qual | $15.75 | $21.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Hc Vdrl,Csf Titer -A | $17.54 | $23.38 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Hc Rpr | $26.25 | $35.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC RPR/VDRL QUALITATIVE | $46.50 | $62.00 | $1.15–$49.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC RPR/VDRL QUALITATIVE | $46.50 | $62.00 | $1.00–$60.76 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC RPR/VDRL QUALITATIVE | $46.50 | $62.00 | $1.30–$50.84 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC RPR/VDRL QUALITATIVE | $46.50 | $62.00 | $1.10–$63.62 | 25% | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Rapid Plasma Reagin | $67.07 | $111.78 | $3.21–$88.19 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 SYPHILIS TEST NON-TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY QUAL | $70.20 | $135.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA SYPHILIS TEST NON-TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY QUAL | $70.20 | $135.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 SYPHILIS TEST NON-TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY QUAL | $70.20 | $135.00 | $3.00–$10.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Syphillis Qual, Serum | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Vdrl Quantitative | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrlj-Vdrl Csf-A | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrlj-Rpr | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Vdrlcsf-A | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Hc-Rpr | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Vdrlcsf-A | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Syphillis Qual, Csf | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Syphillis Qual, Serum 302 | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Syphillis Qual, Csf 302 | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Syphillis Test, Qual 302 | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Rpr/Vdrl, Qual Slide | $110.25 | $147.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.75, median $5.68, highest $70.20 — a 18.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $6.42. 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 7 of 10 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86592 ($33.44). 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CARPR LC | $2.48 | file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CARsp Syphillis Test, Qual | $3.00 | file |