Lab tests CPT 86431 Outpatient

Rheumatoid factor test cost in Anchorage, AK

In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rheumatoid factor (RF) test: from $44.46 to $44.46, with a median of $44.46. Across Alaska, the median is $44.46 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86431, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$44.46Alaska Specialty Hospital
Median$44.46half pay less
Highest$44.46in this market
Difference1.0×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 Anchorage, AK.

median
Lowest $44.46Highest $44.46

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alaska Specialty Hospital lowest Anchorage, AK HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANTITATIVE LAB $44.46 $57.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Alaska Specialty Hospital lowest Anchorage, AK HC RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT $44.46 $57.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $44.46, median $44.46, highest $44.46.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $44.46. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.