Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $5.88 to $27.83, with a median of $8.16. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $2.28 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $22.56 at 191 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 86780, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-KC-AB TREP PALLIDUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $5.88 | $16.00 | $8.00–$38.06 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-KC-AB TREP PALLIDUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $5.94 | $16.00 | $8.00–$38.06 | 63% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $7.34 | $20.00 | $10.00–$38.06 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $7.42 | $20.00 | $10.00–$38.06 | 63% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-MD-TREPONMA PALIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $7.99 | $21.77 | $10.89–$38.06 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-MD-TREPONMA PALIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $8.08 | $21.77 | $10.89–$38.06 | 63% |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Treponema pallidum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file | $8.16 | $15.40 | $13.24 | 47% |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Analysis for antibody, Treponema pallidum File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $10.71 | $51.00 | $4.08–$51.00 | 79% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $27.83 | $39.75 | $11.40–$126.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.88, median $8.16, highest $27.83 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5.94. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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
A treponemal antibody test detects antibodies to the bacterium that causes syphilis. Many labs now screen with it first and confirm with an RPR (86592).
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86780 ($51.92). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-Q-FTA FLRSNT TRPNML AB | $2.94 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-Q-FTA FLRSNT TRPNML AB | $2.97 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-FTA 50477 | $3.52 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-FTA 50477 | $3.56 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $3.67 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $3.71 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CAH-TREPONMA PALDUM AB 8308 | $4.86 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CAH-TREPONMA PALDUM AB 8308 | $4.92 | file |