Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $24.93 to $74.40, with a median of $55.20. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $30.27 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $74.40 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86780 FTA-ABS IgG (QST) Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86780 Treponemal Ab Screen. Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86780 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86780 FTA-ABS -Quest Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86780 FTA-ABS IgM (QST) Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Treponema Pallidium Ab -QSTC Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 T. pallidum Ab (FTA-ABS), Serum, IgG Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Donor, Treponema Pallidum Antibody Tech | $24.93 | $86.00 | $11.25–$68.80 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Analysis for Antibody, Treponema Pallidum | $55.20 | $69.00 | $12.14–$60.71 | 20% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB MHA | $74.40 | $124.00 | $13.11–$105.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC TREPONEMA PALLIDUM CNF FTS-ABS | $74.40 | $124.00 | $13.11–$105.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC TREPONEMA AB (FTA ABS REFLEX) | $74.40 | $124.00 | $13.11–$105.40 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.93, median $55.20, highest $74.40 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $55.20. 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 3 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.