Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Grand Junction, CO
In Grand Junction, CO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $17.92 to $60.20, with a median of $39.06. The lowest listed price is at Community Hospital — $21.14 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $82.88 at 44 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 — 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 Grand Junction, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital lowest Grand Junction, CO · (970) 644-3011 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM | $17.92 | $32.00 | $11.25–$14.56 | 44% | — source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM | $60.20 | $86.00 | — | 30% | — source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO · (970) 644-3011 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM | $73.36 | $131.00 | $11.25–$14.56 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.92, median $39.06, highest $60.20 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $60.20. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.