Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Columbus, MS — inpatient
In Columbus, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum) as an inpatient: from $15.00 to $56.25, with a median of $35.63. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle — $20.63 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $37.12 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86780, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 27, 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 Columbus, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle lowest Columbus, MS · (662) 244-1000 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $15.00 | $60.00 | $22.80–$54.00 | 75% |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon, MS · (662) 726-4231 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM IGG ELISA (816704)+1 more line at this price source file | $56.25 | $75.00 | $56.25–$75.00 | 25% |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon, MS · (662) 726-4231 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB QUAL (006379) source file | $73.50 | $98.00 | $73.50–$98.00 | 25% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS · (662) 244-1000 SYPHILIS IGG AB+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $122.25 | $489.00 | $185.82–$440.10 | 75% |
Inpatient: lowest $15.00, median $35.63, highest $56.25 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $35.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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.