Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Brattleboro, VT
In Brattleboro, VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $18.27 to $37.00, with a median of $27.64. The lowest listed price is at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital — $9.37 less than the median here. Across Vermont, the median is $58.00 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Dec 29, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brattleboro, VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital lowest Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 Syphilis Total Abs w/ Reflex, S MAYO | $18.27 | $26.10 | $12.91–$88.68 | 30% | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 Syphilis IgG with Reflex, Enzyme Immunoassay, Serum MAYO | $33.11 | $47.30 | $12.91–$88.68 | 30% | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend, VT · (802) 365-7920 Rtppa 86780 | $37.00 | $46.00 | $14.00–$46.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend, VT · (802) 365-7920 .Syphilis Igg W/ Reflex Rpr Fah | $37.00 | $46.00 | $14.00–$46.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend, VT · (802) 365-7920 Syphilis Serology Fah | $37.00 | $46.00 | $14.00–$46.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend, VT · (802) 365-7920 Syphilis Ab, Igg Mayo | $37.00 | $46.00 | $14.00–$46.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend, VT · (802) 365-7920 Do Not Use Syphilis Total Ab W/ Reflex, S Mayo | $37.00 | $46.00 | $14.00–$46.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 .Syphilis Ab, TP-PA MAYO | $55.51 | $79.30 | $12.91–$88.68 | 30% | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 Syphilis Ab by TP-PA, Serum MAYO | $118.79 | $169.70 | $12.91–$164.61 | 30% | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.27, median $27.64, highest $37.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18.27. 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 2 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.