Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $20.28 to $100.00, with a median of $57.68. The lowest listed price is at Mercy General Hospital — $37.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $22.56 at 191 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 86780, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $20.28 | $93.00 | $11.40–$93.00 | 78% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $25.49 | $93.00 | $10.23–$93.00 | 73% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $25.49 | $93.00 | $10.23–$93.00 | 73% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $26.79 | $93.00 | $11.40–$93.00 | 71% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $36.18 | $93.00 | $10.23–$93.00 | 61% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG FTA ABS (TPPA)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $20.28, median $57.68, highest $100.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $57.68. 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 5 of 8 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86780 ($51.92). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $2.18 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-FTA SERUM | $2.55 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $2.74 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $2.74 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $2.88 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-FTA SERUM | $3.21 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-FTA SERUM | $3.21 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-FTA SERUM | $3.37 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $3.89 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-FTA SERUM | $4.55 | file |