Lab tests CPT 86431 Outpatient

Rheumatoid factor test cost in Wheaton, MN

In Wheaton, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rheumatoid factor (RF) test: from $56.80 to $56.80, with a median of $56.80. Across Minnesota, the median is $40.55 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86431, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$56.80Sanford Wheaton
Median$56.80half pay less
Highest$56.80in 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 Wheaton, MN.

median
Lowest $56.80Highest $60.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sanford Wheaton lowest Wheaton, MN · (320) 563-8226 RA FACTOR QUANT 86431 $56.80 $71.00 $17.19–$66.74 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN · (320) 563-8226 RHEUMATOID FACTOR QUANT 86431 $60.80 $76.00 $18.40–$71.44 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $56.80, median $56.80, highest $56.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $56.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.