Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Bowling Green, KY
In Bowling Green, KY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $24.00 to $751.73, with a median of $24.00. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Bowling Green and 1 other hospital. Across Kentucky, the median is $41.54 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86780, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green lowest Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 T.PALLIDUM BY TP-PA (REFLEX) | $24.00 | $40.00 | $8.40–$29.29 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville lowest Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 T.PALLIDUM BY TP-PA (REFLEX) | $24.00 | $40.00 | $5.42–$32.54 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville lowest Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB TPPA | $24.00 | $40.00 | $5.42–$32.54 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green lowest Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB TPPA | $24.00 | $40.00 | $8.40–$29.29 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 SERO-FTA-ABS | $25.96 | $50.00 | $10.30–$36.61 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 T.PALLIDUM AB, IGG | $25.96 | $50.00 | $10.30–$36.61 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 T.PALLIDUM AB, IGG | $30.00 | $50.00 | $5.42–$40.68 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 SERO-FTA-ABS | $30.00 | $50.00 | $5.42–$40.68 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 TP ANTIBODY BY ELISA | $34.26 | $66.00 | $10.30–$48.33 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 TP ANTIBODY BY ELISA | $39.60 | $66.00 | $5.42–$53.69 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green, KY · (270) 793-1000 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB | $751.73 | $751.73 | $120.65–$676.56 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green, KY · (270) 793-1000 Antibody; Treponema pallidum | $751.73 | $751.73 | $13.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.00, median $24.00, highest $751.73 — a 31.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $24.00. 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 2 of 3 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
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.