Lab tests CPT 86780 Maryland Outpatient

Syphilis test (treponemal) cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum): from $27.60 to $62.81, with a median of $48.86. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 2.3× the lowest.

Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86780. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$27.60UPMC Western Maryland
Median$48.86half pay less
Highest$62.81in Maryland
Lowest saves$21.26vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV FTA-ABS SERUM $27.60 $46.00 —
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Treponema Pallidum Antibod $32.03 $32.68 —
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MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Leonardtown · Lexington Park, MD TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB $36.34 $37.08 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB $36.41 $37.15 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB $44.97 $45.89 Apr 1, 2026
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC FTA (FTA) $46.66 $47.61 —
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MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV AB TREPONEMA PALLIDUM $48.86 $49.86 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB $49.56 $50.57 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB $49.92 $50.94 Apr 1, 2026
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Antibody; Treponema pallidum $53.21 $53.21 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC ANTIBODY TREPONEMA PALLIDUM REF $54.45 $55.56 —
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MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD TREPONEMA PALLIDUM AB $55.28 $56.41 Apr 1, 2026
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD FTA $62.81 $64.09 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 7 $32.03 $49.92
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2 $44.97 $46.92
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $27.60 $27.60
Lexington Park, MD 1 $36.34 $36.34
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $53.21 $53.21
Salisbury, MD 1 $46.66 $46.66

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.

Syphilis antibody test (Treponema pallidum) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.