Lab tests CPT 86431 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rheumatoid factor test cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 14 hospitals list a cash price for rheumatoid factor (RF) test as an inpatient: from $48.23 to $87.98, with a median of $57.50. The lowest listed price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee and 2 other hospitals — $9.27 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $57.50 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 cities for code 86431, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$48.23Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee + 2 more
Median$57.50half pay less
Highest$87.98in this market
Difference1.8×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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

median
Lowest $48.23Highest $87.98

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $48.23 $91.00 $5.95–$25.90 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $48.23 $91.00 $5.95–$25.90 47% —
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Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $48.23 $91.00 $5.95–$25.90 47% —
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC RHEUMATOID FACTOR $63.11 $114.75 $80.33–$109.01 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC RHEUMATOID FACTOR $63.11 $114.75 $80.33–$109.01 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Columbia St. Mary's Glendale, WI RA TITER QUANT $87.98 $166.00 $5.50–$13.83 47% —
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Inpatient: lowest $48.23, median $57.50, highest $87.98 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $57.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 10 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 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.