Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum) as an inpatient: from $5.62 to $106.00, with a median of $57.68. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $52.06 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $22.56 at 191 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 17 cities for code 86780, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Mhatp File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.62 | $14.05 | — | 60% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 RL-A-FTA CSF G 55273 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $5.83 | $16.00 | $6.88–$18,346.00 | 64% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LCT pallidum Screening Cascade File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $7.79 | $25.96 | $18.17–$19.99 | 70% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 RL-A-SYPH G 50920 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $8.01 | $22.00 | $9.46–$18,346.00 | 64% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 SF-TREPONEMA PALLIDIUM AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $14.56 | $40.00 | $17.20–$18,346.00 | 64% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM source file | $57.68 | $103.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 HC Syphilis Treponemal Scr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $85.60 | $214.00 | — | 60% |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG MHA TREPONEMA PALLIDUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG MHA TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG MHA TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG MHA TREPONEMA PALLIDUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE TREPONEMA PALLIDUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $5.62, median $57.68, highest $106.00 — a 18.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $57.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CALC FTA-ABS | $2.84 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-MHA 50777 | $3.64 | file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CAHC 6942 Fsfta Trpnma Paldm Ifa | $4.35 | file |