Lab tests CPT 86431 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rheumatoid factor test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rheumatoid factor (RF) test as an inpatient: from $4.95 to $12.85, with a median of $8.90. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $3.95 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $30.81 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$4.95Valley Regional Hospital
Median$8.90half pay less
Highest$12.85in this market
Difference2.6×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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

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Lowest $4.95Highest $67.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 RA QUANT $4.95 $9.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 LUPUS ANALYZER 1000 CPT12 $12.65 $23.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT $12.65 $23.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR $12.85 $42.00 $14.49–$39.90 69% —
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) FACTOR, QUANT $45.10 $82.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 RHEUMATOID FACTOR-FLUID $46.20 $84.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 RA QUANTITATIVE (INHOUSE) $50.60 $92.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 RA LATEX TURBID $53.90 $98.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 RHEUMATOID FACTOR $67.65 $123.00 $2.89–$511.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4.95, median $8.90, highest $12.85 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $8.90 — 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 1 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

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.