Lab tests CPT 86431 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rheumatoid factor test cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient

In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for rheumatoid factor (RF) test as an inpatient: from $7.56 to $59.85, with a median of $23.50. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $15.94 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $33.60 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 86431, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.56Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Median$23.50half pay less
Highest$59.85in this market
Difference7.9×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 Fort Wayne, IN.

median
Lowest $7.56Highest $182.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86431 Rheumatoid Factor Quant $7.56 $21.00 $5.29–$18.90 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86431 Rheumatoid Factor Quant $11.55 $21.00 $6.28–$18.90 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC RF QUANT $22.50 $45.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC RF QUANT $23.50 $47.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC RF QUANT $23.50 $47.00 — 50% —
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Rheumatoid Factor, IgM by EIA (RDL) (LC) $58.86 $218.00 $58.86–$218.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 86431 RHEUMATOID FACT QUAN $58.86 $218.00 $58.86–$218.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor (RL) $58.86 $218.00 $58.86–$218.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Rheumatoid Factor Quant Auto $58.86 $218.00 $58.86–$218.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Rheumatoid Factor Titer $58.86 $218.00 $58.86–$218.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 86431 L520293 RA FACT QT $58.86 $218.00 $58.86–$218.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Rheumatoid Factor, IgM by EIA (RDL) (LC) $59.85 $133.00 $39.50–$119.70 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86431 L164245 RA FACT QT 889 $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86431 L22236 RA FACT QT 889 $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86431 Rheumatoid Fact Quant $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Rheumatoid Factor, IgM by EIA (RDL) (LC) $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86431 L520293 RA FACT QT $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Rheumatoid Factor Titer $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Rheumatoid Factor Quant Auto $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor (RL) $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86431 RHEUMATOID FACT QUAN $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Rheumatoid Factor (RF), IgM LC $78.48 $218.00 $54.93–$196.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor (RL) $94.50 $210.00 $62.37–$189.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Rheumatoid Factor Quant Auto $94.50 $210.00 $62.37–$189.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Rheumatoid Factor Titer $94.50 $210.00 $62.37–$189.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 86431 Rheumatoid Fact Quant $94.50 $210.00 $62.37–$189.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 86431 L520293 RA FACT QT $94.50 $210.00 $62.37–$189.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Rheumatoid Factor (RF), IgM LC $94.50 $210.00 $62.37–$189.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 86431 RHEUMATOID FACT QUAN $94.50 $210.00 $62.37–$189.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86431 Rheumatoid Fact Quant $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86431 L520293 RA FACT QT $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Rheumatoid Factor, IgM by EIA (RDL) (LC) $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Rheumatoid Factor Titer $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Rheumatoid Factor Quant Auto $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor (RL) $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86431 RHEUMATOID FACT QUAN $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Rheumatoid Factor (RF), IgM LC $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86431 L22236 RA FACT QT 889 $182.60 $332.00 $99.27–$298.80 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.56, median $23.50, highest $59.85 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $23.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 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.