Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Tullahoma, TN — inpatient
In Tullahoma-Manchester, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum) as an inpatient: from $15.66 to $81.60, with a median of $48.63. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital — $32.97 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $29.16 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86780, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Feb 27, 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 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital lowest Tullahoma, TN · (931) 393-3000 HC TRANSPLANT VIRAL STUDIES TREPONEMA PALLIDUM-MBC File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $15.66 | $54.00 | $10.80–$43.20 | 71% |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN · (931) 393-3000 HC TREPONEMA PALLIDUM ANTIBODY File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $44.66 | $154.00 | $12.55–$123.20 | 71% |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN · (931) 393-3000 HC .TREPONEMA PALLIDUM ANTIBODY BY TP-PA File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $47.56 | $164.00 | $12.55–$131.20 | 71% |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN · (931) 728-6354 FTA-ABS File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $81.60 | $102.00 | $5.96–$27.95 | 20% |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN · (931) 728-6354 RPR #006072 File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $86.40 | $108.00 | $5.96–$27.95 | 20% |
Inpatient: lowest $15.66, median $48.63, highest $81.60 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $48.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 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.