Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Santa Cruz, CA
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result: from $5.38 to $5.38, with a median of $5.38. Across California, the median is $46.29 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86592, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 15, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 Q4128 VDRL CSF SLDMF | $5.38 | $8.98 | $4.27–$706.49 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 SYPHILIS TEST, QUAL | $415.53 | $692.55 | $4.27–$706.49 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 SYPHILIS TEST NON-TREP QUAL | $415.53 | $692.55 | $4.27–$706.49 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.38, median $5.38, highest $5.38.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5.38. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAQ36126 RPR DIAG FLOC | $1.48 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAQ799 RPR W/REF FLOC | $1.48 | file |