Lab tests CPT 86431 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rheumatoid factor test cost in Boise City, ID — inpatient

In Boise City, ID, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rheumatoid factor (RF) test as an inpatient: from $13.84 to $29.90, with a median of $21.87. The lowest listed price is at St Luke's Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $8.03 less than the median here. Across Idaho, the median is $13.84 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 86431, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$13.84St Luke's Regional Medical Center + 1 more
Median$21.87half pay less
Highest$29.90in this market
Difference2.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boise City, ID.

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Lowest $13.84Highest $53.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Luke's Regional Medical Center lowest Boise, ID · (208) 381-2222 $13.84 $13.84 — — —
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center lowest Nampa, ID · (208) 505-2000 $13.84 $13.84 — — —
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative $29.90 $46.00 $4.90–$41.40 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative $29.90 $46.00 $4.90–$46.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Warde Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative Body Fluid $42.90 $66.00 $4.90–$59.40 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Warde Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative $42.90 $66.00 $4.90–$66.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Warde Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative Body Fluid $42.90 $66.00 $4.90–$66.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Warde Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative $42.90 $66.00 $4.90–$59.40 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID · (208) 381-2222 $44.00 $44.00 — — —
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID · (208) 505-2000 $44.00 $44.00 — — —
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID · (208) 367-2121 HC Labcorp Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative $53.30 $82.00 $4.90–$82.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID · (208) 463-5000 HC Labcorp Rheumatoid Factor Quantitative $53.30 $82.00 $4.90–$73.80 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.84, median $21.87, highest $29.90 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $21.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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

Rheumatoid factor is an antibody found in many people with rheumatoid arthritis. The test is part of the workup for joint pain and swelling.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.