Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $8.64 to $63.53, with a median of $19.69. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge — $11.05 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $25.65 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge lowest Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC SYPHILIS TOTAL ABS | $8.64 | $27.00 | $11.92–$63.30 | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC FTA-ABS | $15.40 | $77.00 | $11.87–$65.67 | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC SYPHILIS AB, TP-PA | $15.40 | $77.00 | $11.87–$65.67 | 80% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC SYPHILIS IGG AB | $15.40 | $77.00 | $11.87–$65.67 | 80% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 Syphilis Antibody by TP-PA, Serum | $23.97 | $23.97 | $11.38–$23.73 | — | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC SYPHILIS IGG AB | $24.00 | $75.00 | $11.92–$63.75 | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC FTA-ABS | $24.00 | $75.00 | $11.92–$63.75 | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC SYPHILIS AB, TP-PA | $24.00 | $75.00 | $11.92–$63.75 | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC STS, DONOR EVAL (BLOOD CENTER) | $24.00 | $75.00 | $11.92–$63.75 | 68% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 FTA-HATTS ( FTA-ABS) | $45.00 | $45.00 | $11.38–$44.55 | — | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 FTA-ABS | $63.53 | $90.75 | $6.62–$69.88 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.64, median $19.69, highest $63.53 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $19.69. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.