Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Montgomery, AL
In Montgomery, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $11.40 to $18.00, with a median of $14.70. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Medical Center South — $3.30 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $47.13 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Montgomery, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center South lowest Montgomery, AL · (334) 288-2100 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM(TPPA) | $11.40 | $19.00 | $19.00–$20.41 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South lowest Montgomery, AL · (334) 288-2100 AMB-TREPONEMA PALLIDUM(TPPA) | $11.40 | $19.00 | $19.00–$20.41 | 40% | — source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery, AL SYPHILIS IGG | $18.00 | $30.00 | $13.50–$28.74 | 40% | — source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery, AL TREPONEMA PALLIDUM(TPPA) | $18.00 | $30.00 | $13.50–$28.74 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery, AL · (334) 288-2100 SYPHILIS IGG | $24.66 | $41.10 | $19.86–$20.41 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery, AL · (334) 288-2100 AMB-SYPHILIS IGG | $24.66 | $41.10 | $19.86–$20.41 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.40, median $14.70, highest $18.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
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.