Lab tests CPT 86592 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Syphilis test (RPR) cost in Mt Shasta, CA — inpatient

In Mt Shasta, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for syphilis screening blood test, non-treponemal (RPR or VDRL), yes/no result as an inpatient: from $4.67 to $4.67, with a median of $4.67. Across California, the median is $14.90 at 153 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86592, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$4.67Dignity Health
Median$4.67half pay less
Highest$4.67in this market
Difference1.0×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 Mt Shasta, CA.

median
Lowest $4.67Highest $5.51

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health lowest Mt Shasta, CA · (530) 926-6111 RL-A-VDRL CSF 50206 $4.67 $6.00 $3.12–$5.88 22% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Mt Shasta, CA · (530) 926-6111 RL-A-VDRL SERU 93093 $5.51 $7.07 $3.68–$6.93 22% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4.67, median $4.67, highest $4.67.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4.67 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86592 ($35.25). 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.

Dignity Health Mt Shasta, CARL-A-RPR PAN 50478 $3.51 file