Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Fort Smith, AR
In Fort Smith, AR-OK, 4 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $8.45 to $12.22, with a median of $10.08. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith and 1 other hospital — $1.63 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $18.80 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Fort Smith, AR-OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Syphilis Total source file | $8.45 | $13.00 | $11.78–$60.30 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Syphilis Total source file | $8.45 | $13.00 | $11.78–$60.30 | 35% |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · (479) 441-4000 86780 - ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $11.71 | $46.85 | $13.24–$28.91 | 75% |
| Baptist Health - Van Buren Van Buren, AR · (479) 474-3401 86780 - ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $12.22 | $48.88 | $13.24–$36.74 | 75% |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Fta Treponema Pallidum+2 more lines at this price source file | $81.90 | $126.00 | $11.78–$107.10 | 35% |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Mha Treponema Pallidum Ab by Tp-Pa+2 more lines at this price source file | $81.90 | $126.00 | $11.78–$107.10 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.45, median $10.08, highest $12.22 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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 4 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.