Lab tests CPT 86431 Outpatient

Rheumatoid factor test cost in Los Angeles, CA

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 46 hospitals list a cash price for rheumatoid factor (RF) test: from $2.99 to $456.00, with a median of $8.68. The lowest listed price is at California Hospital Medical Center LA — $5.69 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $13.20 at 194 hospitals.

  • The median here, $8.68, is 79% below the US median of $40.48.
  • That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.67).
  • Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
  • 13 of 46 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Cash prices at 46 facilities across 36 cities for code 86431, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026.

Lowest$2.99California Hospital Medical Center LA
Median$8.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$456.00in this market
Difference152.5×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

median
Lowest $2.99Highest $456.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
California Hospital Medical Center LA lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 RL-A-LUPUS COMP 50119C File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $2.99 $6.25 $1.50–$36.00 52%
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 RL-A-RA 50465 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $3.03 $7.00 $1.75–$36.00 57%
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 RL-A-RA-FL 2003347 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $3.47 $8.00 $2.00–$36.00 57%
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 Rheumatoid Factor LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $3.50 $3.50 $1.64–$13.48 —
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 Rheumatoid Factor LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $3.50 $3.50 $1.64–$11.34 —
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 Rheumatoid Factor LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $3.50 $3.50 $1.64–$11.34 —
Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 Rheumatoid Factor LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $3.50 $3.50 $1.64–$11.34 —
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 RHEUMATOID FACTOR - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $4.00 $4.00 $1.88–$11.34 —
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 RHEUMATOID FACTOR - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $4.00 $4.00 $1.88–$13.48 —
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 RHEUMATOID FACTOR - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $4.00 $4.00 $1.88–$11.34 —
Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 RHEUMATOID FACTOR - LABCORP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $4.00 $4.00 $1.88–$11.34 —
Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 RHEUMATOID FACTOR - LC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $5.00 $5.00 $1.50–$19.06 —
San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Rheumatoid Factor, Quant File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $149.59 $5.39–$149.59 97%
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Rheumatoid Factor, Quant File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $70.88 $5.67–$70.88 93%
St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Rheumatoid Factor, Quant File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $5.13 $1.54–$5.13 3%
Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 RA FACTOR QUANT+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $255.20 $1.00–$255.20 98%
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 RHEUMATOID FACTOR - LC File of May 6, 2026 · source file $5.00 $5.00 $1.50–$19.06 —
Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 RHEUMATOID FACTOR - LC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $5.00 $5.00 $1.50–$19.06 —
Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file $5.00 $5.00 $2.25–$67.72 —
Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $254.00 $2.48–$254.00 98%
Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 RF ISOTYPES IGG IGA IGM EIA LC+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $62.89 $1.00–$62.89 92%
Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Rheumatoid Factor, Quant File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $70.88 $5.67–$70.88 93%
West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Rheumatoid Factor, Quant File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $70.88 $5.67–$70.88 93%
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 RL-A-RA PNL R 3016635B File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $7.13 $22.66 $4.54–$36.00 69%
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 RL-A-ILD PANEL2 3018869D File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $7.87 $25.00 $4.82–$36.00 69%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Laboratory Services+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file $7.90 $12.15 $14.14–$77.72 35%
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $8.16 $17.00 — 52%
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $8.16 $17.00 — 52%
St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $8.16 $17.00 — 52%
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Rheumatoid Factor Quant - Ana W/Reflex to Titer File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $9.20 $14.16 — 35%
California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 RL-A-RAPANEL 3017891C File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $9.25 $19.34 $4.65–$36.00 52%
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 RL-A-RA PNL R 3016635B File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $9.81 $22.66 $5.67–$36.00 57%
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $10.59 $10.59 $2.38–$13.48 —
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $10.59 $10.59 $2.38–$11.34 —
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $10.59 $10.59 $2.38–$11.34 —
Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $10.59 $10.59 $2.38–$11.34 —
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 RL-A-ILD PANEL2 3018869D File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $10.82 $25.00 $5.67–$36.00 57%
California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 RL-A-RA PNL R 3016635B File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $10.84 $22.66 $4.82–$36.00 52%
Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 Rheumatoid Factor ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $11.50 $11.50 $2.38–$11.34 —
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 Rheumatoid Factor ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $11.50 $11.50 $2.38–$11.34 —
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 Rheumatoid Factor ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $11.50 $11.50 $2.38–$13.48 —
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 Rheumatoid Factor ARUP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $11.50 $11.50 $2.38–$11.34 —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $13.00 $25.00 $3.00–$10.00 48%
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $15.40 $44.00 — 65%
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Rheumatoid Factor Titer,ref source file $16.00 $16.00 $5.00–$16.00 —
St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $16.80 $35.00 — 52%
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $16.80 $35.00 — 52%
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $16.80 $35.00 — 52%
Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 CRYOGLOBULIN PANEL POSITIVE REFLEX (RESULTS ONLY) File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file $17.00 $17.00 $5.02–$67.72 —
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $20.30 $58.00 — 65%
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $21.70 $62.00 — 65%
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG3-LABCRP+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.96 $25.96 $2.38–$20.77 —
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG3-LABCRP+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.96 $25.96 $2.38–$20.77 —
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG2-LABCRP+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.96 $25.96 $2.38–$20.77 —
Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG3-LABCRP+1 more line at this price File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.96 $25.96 $2.38–$20.77 —
Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG1-LABCRP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.97 $25.97 $2.38–$20.78 —
Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG1-LABCRP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.97 $25.97 $2.38–$20.78 —
Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG1-LABCRP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.97 $25.97 $2.38–$20.78 —
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 RF FACTORS IgA,IgG,IgM ELISA-CRG1-LABCRP File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file $25.97 $25.97 $2.38–$20.78 —
Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE # File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file $26.00 $26.00 $5.02–$67.72 —
Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $31.00 $31.00 $4.54–$31.00 —
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of May 6, 2026 · source file $31.00 $31.00 $5.05–$31.00 —
Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $31.00 $31.00 $5.02–$31.00 —
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $36.75 $105.00 — 65%
Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $36.75 $105.00 — 65%
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $38.70 $123.00 $4.82–$123.00 69%
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $42.35 $121.00 — 65%
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $46.73 $108.00 $5.67–$70.20 57%
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 Rheumatoid factor level File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file $49.40 $38.00 $5.10–$51.68 -30%
USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 RF (RHEUMATOID FACTOR) QT File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file $52.85 $151.00 $5.44–$151.00 65%
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $53.90 $154.00 — 65%
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $60.55 $173.00 — 65%
Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Rheumatoid factor level File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file $60.67 $86.67 $5.39–$86.67 30%
Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Rheumatoid Factor Quant File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $62.50 $62.50 — —
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $64.75 $185.00 — 65%
USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Rheumatoid Factor Quant File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $76.25 $76.25 — —
Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT - RA TITER+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $83.65 $239.00 — 65%
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $83.65 $239.00 — 65%
California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 NH-RHEUMATOID FACTOR QN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file $83.69 $175.00 $4.82–$131.25 52%
Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file $171.00 $171.00 $5.02–$171.00 —
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $187.60 $536.00 — 65%
Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 RHEUMATOID FACTOR (QUEST) File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file $456.00 $456.00 $5.56–$410.40 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Outpatient: lowest $2.99, median $8.68, highest $456.00 — a 152.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 36 facilities here, median $13.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 23 of 34 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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 rheumatoid factor test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rheumatoid factor test explained.

10 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86431 ($28.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

HospitalCash priceFile
UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CARHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT $0.82 file
UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CARHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT $1.20 file
UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CARHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT $1.20 file
UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CARHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT $1.20 file
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Rheumatoid Factor Quant $1.56 file
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CARL-A-LUPUS COMP 50119C $1.97 file
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Rheumatoid Factor Quant - Lupus Panel 4 $2.12 file
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CARL-A-RA 50465 $2.21 file
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CARL-A-RA-FL 2003347 $2.52 file
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CARL-A-LUPUS COMP 50119C $2.71 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.