Lab tests CPT 86308 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mono test cost in Akron, OH — inpatient

In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mono test (heterophile antibody, Monospot) as an inpatient: from $23.40 to $62.25, with a median of $42.83. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $19.43 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $51.60 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86308, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 15, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$23.40Akron General Medical Center
Median$42.83half pay less
Highest$62.25in this market
Difference2.7×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 Akron, OH.

median
Lowest $23.40Highest $97.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 HTEROPHIL AB SCREEN $23.40 $36.00 $10.18–$36.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 HETRPHL AB SCRN $23.40 $36.00 $10.18–$36.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 HTEROPHIL AB SCREEN (POINT OF CARE LAB) $23.40 $36.00 $10.18–$36.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODIES,SCREEN - MONONUCLEOSIS SCREEN $62.25 $83.00 $32.79–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY SCREEN - POCT INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS ANTIBODY $97.50 $130.00 $51.35–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $23.40, median $42.83, highest $62.25 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $62.25 — 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 none is it 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

The mono test looks for antibodies the body makes during infectious mononucleosis, usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.